Introduction
Combine your passions for health and education with our MSc in Medical and Healthcare Education. Prepare yourself to become an educational leader in the healthcare sector.
This inter-professional course is designed for registered professionals from across the healthcare sector, who are engaged in teaching or learning as part of their professional role. Reflecting the needs of our learners, our MSc Medical and Healthcare Education is delivered online by distance learning.
Designed to reflect the current trends and practices in health professions education, the Masters is aligned to the Professional Standards Framework (PSF 23) for Advance HE allowing you to apply for Fellowship of the Advance HE.
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Fees and Paying for University
Dio Giotas
“ARU was a great choice that allowed me to achieve my personal and professional ambitions. I felt supported, empowered, and accomplished. I would recommend this course to any fellow nurses or other professionals in the medical field who train others.”
Dio GiotasMedical and Healthcare Education PG Cert
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Outstanding student support
Join our postgraduate student community and:
- benefit from award-winning learning facilities, including extensive library and IT resources
- learn from expert staff who will guide your research interests and career development
- receive full support from our Employability Service, while you're studying with us and after you graduate
- access support, should you need it, with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more.
AOME accredited*
AOME accreditation of our Medical and Healthcare Education PG Cert means that if you have completed the PGCert modules under ARU, you will be able to apply for Membership of the Academy which offers many additional benefits including signifying that you have been judged to meet the Academy’s Professional Standards for Medical Educators at an appropriate level.
*Accreditation cannot be met if you have completed your PGCert modules through a different institute.
Lecturers
Eshtar Hamid
Senior Lecturer
Careers
By studying our MSc Medical and Healthcare Education, you’ll develop an educational, training or mentoring role in your sector of healthcare. It will help your career path in education alongside clinical practice, enhancing your role in your team and letting you make a real difference.
Graduation doesn’t have to be the end of your time with us. You might choose to embark on a postgraduate research programme, such as our Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and save £400 on your fees.
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Distance learning
Over the past ten years, more than 10,000 students in 96 countries have studied online with ARU.
Distance Learning at ARU
Benefits of postgraduate study
Improve your employability, progress in your career, and take on an intellectual challenge with our flexible postgraduate degrees.
Postgraduate study at ARU