Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions' Education is an online programme. The programme runs over two academic years (eighteen months). There is no work placement element to the programme; however, students are expected to have access to teaching opportunities to allow completion of compulsory assignments.

All students will be registered for the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Professions' Education in the first instance and will be conferred with the Postgraduate Certificate upon passing modules to the value of 30 credits.

Progression to the MSc in Health Professions' Education (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

Students who have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma will be conferred with the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions' Education and are eligible to progress to the MSc in Health Professions' Education.

A student who subsequently wishes to progress to the MSc must complete the programme within 3 academic years from the date of successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma Examinations and must have successfully completed MH6023.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
MH6020	Teaching, Assessment and Feedback in Health Professions' Education	10
MH6021	Theory in Health Professions' Education	10
MH6022	Instructional Design in Health Professions' Education	10
Year 2
Students take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following		30
Elective Modules
MH6023	Scholarship and Professional Development in Health Professions' Education (10) 1
MH6024	Advanced Assessment in Health Professions' Education (10)
MH6025	Academic Programme Development and Leadership (10)
MH6031	Online and Simulation-based Approaches to Health Professions' Education (10)
Total Credits		60

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Students intending to progress to the MSc in Health Professions' Education must note their intention to the programme director at the start of Year 2 and must take MH6023

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions' Education (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Share knowledge and work collaboratively with peers in the area of HPE;
  
• Demonstrate the use of instructional design principles at an advanced level;
  
• Apply Health Professions Education approaches at an advanced level;
  
• Analyse the consequences of curricular design for students and teachers;
  
• Evaluate educational approaches in HPE;
  
• Reflect on their learning and development as an educator;
  
• Hold a commitment to professionalism and scholarship in Health Professions Education.