Education for the Health Professions, MA / PGDip / PGCert

Open the door to a career in healthcare education.

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Course Overview

If you are a healthcare professional teaching in an academic or clinical setting and looking to consolidate your skills, our MA course is for you. 

The Education for the Health Professions course has been designed specifically to equip you with an in-depth understanding of educational principles and values and to develop your expertise in teaching, assessing and supervision.

Throughout your studies, you will refine your critical research and analytical skills and develop professional reflective practice techniques.

Why Education for the Health Professions at Swansea?

On successful completion of this course you will be eligible for Fellowship or Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Based in our School of Health and Social Care, you will benefit from a diverse teaching and research environment, with many opportunities to make connections across disciplines.

We have strong links with a range of professional and research networks in Europe and around the world, so your learning is informed by the latest policy and practice developments.

Your Education for the Health Professions experience

Our academic staff are active in a wide range of research fields, offering an unrivalled mix of academic excellence and current policy and practice expertise.

Health Education Careers

This Master’s qualification opens the door to careers in healthcare education across a number of sectors including further and higher education, the NHS, adult and community education, and private training providers.

Modules

You will follow a combination of compulsory and optional modules, depending on the level of qualification you are studying. Master’s students also complete a dissertation.

Throughout your studies, you will critically examine policy and practice initiatives and consider a range of research methods.