NUI Galway - Clinical Education - Online

Course Overview/Contact:

The Masters in Clinical Education and its associated Diploma and Certificate courses have been designed to equip all health professionals, regardless of disciplinary background, with the knowledge and skills required for effective clinical education. The courses are also designed to help participants to become effective clinical supervisors and motivators of student learning.  All three programmes are delivered online via distance learning thus making it possible for applicants in full-time work to take the courses.

The three course options:

• The Certificate in Clinical Education is an introductory course for health professionals interested in developing themselves as clinical educators.  It runs over eight months from September to April.
• The Diploma in Clinical Education is a medium level course designed for health professionals who are interested in devoting a dedicated part of their working life to teaching and learning.  The so-called full-time diploma is delivered over one calendar year from September to August.  The part-time diploma in clinical education is delivered over two years which students take three modules in the first year and three modules in the second year.
• The Masters in Clinical Education is a high level course designed to help professionals who are interested in taking on leadership or scholarship rules within health professions education.  Applicants need to complete the diploma course before being deemed eligible to apply for the Masters course and/or present evidence of having achieved a diploma level qualification in a similar health professions education course elsewhere.

CPD

The courses are all recognised for external CPD by the postgraduate training bodies.

Career Opportunities:

Our clinical education focus leads to major changes in how you will be able to facilitate the learning and development of your students in clinical settings. You will know more about how learners learn, how to create safe and effective learning environments, how to assess learners and how to support their professional development. These courses will help you create new pedagogical approaches and improve the clinical education experience for learners.

Programme Content:

Module Titles	Certificate Requirements	Diploma Requirements	Masters Requirements
Learning theory in Clinical Settings	Required	Required	Required
Course design and evaluation	Required	Required	Required
Clinical teaching methodolgies	Required	Required	Required
Foundations of assessment	Required	Required	Required
Creativity and innovation		Optional (select 2)	Optional (select 2)
Simulation		Optional (select 2)	Optional (select 2)
Leadership and management		Optional (select 2)	Optional (select 2)
Advanced assessment		Optional (select 2)	Optional (select 2)
Professional development		Optional (select 2)	Optional (select 2)
Evidence base education			Required
Educational Research methods			Required
Educational research thesis			Required
Duration	8 months	12 or 24 months	24 or 36 months

The courses are delivered mostly by distance learning, with some face-to-face workshops in Galway as follows:

•  PgCert: six days (two consecutive weekdays in September and four Saturdays between October and March).
•  PDip: eight days (two consecutive weekdays in September and six Saturdays between October and May).
•  Master’s: in addition to the Diploma days, ten days (two consecutive weekdays in each of Sept., Oct., Nov., Feb., and April).

The combination of distance learning and face-to-face workshops allows you to engage in learning at a time and place that suits your lifestyle. The course is accredited for CME, and An Bord Altranais nurse tutor approval is pending.

Entry Requirements: