Course overview
Gain the knowledge, skills and values necessary for effective teaching and learning in health and social care. Develop your skills as an educator in the workplace. Learn to provide a flexible professional development pathway for healthcare professionals. Enhance your clinical education practice, contribute to teaching in academia and pursue a career as a clinical academic. Promote and support ongoing quality improvements in healthcare professional education across practice and higher education.
Supporting information for applicants
Course details
Course structure
Core modules
Assessment and Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Explore supervision models, coaching and mentorship in clinical education. Engage with the principles of academic assessment. There is a strong practice element where you apply relevant assessment methods in healthcare practice and academia. You are expected to critically evaluate your own and others’ clinical education practice and continue to demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning.
Learning and Teaching in Clinical Practice
Gain an introduction to current educational theories, research, and practices that underpin a range of online learning and teaching strategies. Engage with key internal and external drivers focused on teaching and learning, governance, leadership development and equality, diversity and inclusion within the higher education sector. A strong practice element allows you to design and deliver effective and inclusive learning events in healthcare practice or academia. You are expected to critically evaluate your own and others’ clinical education practice, and to demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning in this field.
Modules offered may vary.
How you learn
You learn through Teesside University Online Learning.
Designed with modules related to learning and teaching in practice, and assessment and evaluation of learning in practice. Online activities (group discussion boards, quizzes, polls, podcasts and videos) and assessment methods (recorded presentations, academic poster and journal articles) develop your digital fluency and online socialisation. This empowers you to succeed and navigate technology within health and social care education. You engage in work-related practical exercises to achieve your learning outcomes.
Interprofessional learning and debate is encouraged throughout and benefits from a broad range of healthcare professionals involved. Research-active tutors and fellows of Advance HE bring credibility, experience and enthusiasm to the course, sharing work which impacts the real world and inspires future careers.
How you are assessed
You are assessed through summative tasks to evaluate your ability to integrate professional values, core knowledge and effective practice in clinical education. This includes written assignments and practical evaluations, combining teaching assessment within an appropriate setting with reflective, critically analytical written reviews. This encourages you to evidence your capability across a range of educational activities and contexts.
Entry requirements
You should:
- hold a BA (Hons) degree in a health-related subject or equivalent
- be in employment, with access to learners in a healthcare practice or higher education setting, evidenced by an employer reference
- hold a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check – responsibility for this lies with the employing organisation.
English Foreign Language:
- IELTS: 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in all components) within last 2 years or equivalent test OR
- evidence (employer reference) of practicing for 1 year in a country where English is a majority spoken language (within the last 2 years).
- access to an electronic device (tablet, laptop or PC) with a large enough screen to comfortably read and create documents, spreadsheets or presentations
- access to a camera and microphone for some modules
- a standard home internet connection
- web browser compatibility with the virtual learning environment (VLE)
- access through Chrome browser is recommended
- access to Microsoft Office 365 documents such as Word or Excel (Teesside University can provide free or discounted copies of many software products including Office 365 if required).
For general information please see our overview of entry requirements
Employability
Career opportunities
Roles could include clinical or practice educator, university lecturer, simulation educator, clinical skills trainer or professional development lead. Graduates may also move into curriculum development, educational supervision, mentoring, or coordinating interprofessional learning initiatives. This qualification can support progression into leadership or advanced practice roles and provides a strong foundation for contributing to research and scholarship in healthcare education.
Learning platform
Our virtual learning environment (VLE) is the platform you use to access your online course
Teesside University online learning courses are delivered through the Brightspace Learning Environment.
Here are some of the benefits.
- You can use it on your smartphone, tablet and computer.
- And you can use it anytime, so that you can plan your learning to fit your own schedule.
- It's easy to use and navigate.
- Modules are set out by topics and themes. You can use the progress bar to understand where you are in your modules, and appreciate your achievements.
- We support you to become familiar with your VLE, helping you to start learning quickly.
- You get feedback, help and guidance from tutors throughout your course through the VLE, and you can ask questions at any time.
- Our tutors use a live activity feed to keep you updated about your course.
- You can create a student profile, collaborate with other students and take part in online discussion forums.
