Are you a dental professional working in the NHS, a higher education institution (HEI) or the private sector? Are you looking to develop as a dental educator and support the development of your team? Our innovative learn-as-you-work MSc in Dental Education is fully online, enabling you to learn in a flexible way and manage how you study.
This programme offers you the opportunity to diversify into an educational role.
After Year 1 you can opt to graduate with a postgraduate certificate. If you decide to continue you can gain a postgraduate diploma at the end of Year 2. If you then go on to complete Year 3 you will graduate with a full Master of Science (MSc) degree.
The course is designed to meet the needs of an inter-professional care team. Dentists, dental care professionals and their extended team will all benefit from the support provided by our course team as you develop the knowledge and skills required to become effective at developing others.
You’ll find that the online environment soon develops into a thriving learning community, where you’ll benefit from engaging with students who are fellow dental professionals as well as our experienced teaching staff. As you progress through the course you’ll learn about cutting-edge approaches to teaching and learning delivered through digital and face-to-face methods. We’ve evolved the content over time to reflect the changing educational landscape and the needs of the next generation of dental professionals.
By the time you graduate you’ll have learned how to facilitate effective learning within and outside the workplace, selecting and applying best practice principles to teaching, assessing, supporting learning, and giving feedback to others.
Why study with us
- The course content is delivered through the Microsoft Teams platform, giving you a fully interactive and immersive online experience. You’ll be required to work independently, supported by peers and staff on structured tasks and related assignments.
- There are no exams on this course. Instead, you will be asked to submit coursework in the form of assignments, presentations and professional dialogue. The online format allows for easy communication with your tutors and other students and you’ll be supported from start to finish.
- As you progress you’ll develop critical knowledge and an understanding of the theory, practice, context and associated research applied to dental education. Later in the course you’ll undertake an independent research study on the management of dental education based on your own personal and professional interests.
What you'll do
- You’ll have multiple opportunities to learn about best practices from educational professionals who are experts in their fields.
- You will have the benefit of close support and supervision at all stages of the course.
- You will be part of a community of practice, sharing ideas and engaging in online discussion groups.
Module overview
Facilitating Learning in Healthcare Practice is accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators. If you successfully complete the module and assessments you will be eligible to apply for full membership of the Academy without going through the individual assessment process. This module is also mapped into COPDEND Standards for Dental Educators (2013).
Level 7Compulsory modules
- DX4006: Research Project
- DX4036: Appraising the Educational Literature
- DX4037: Teaching Methods and Approaches
- DX4038: Assessment in Dental Education
- DX4901: Mentoring in Dental Practice
- MB4021: Facilitating Learning in Healthcare Practice
Course delivery
This is a distance learning course which is taught entirely online with no face-to-face teaching.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
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