Programme structure: Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals (PG Cert) - what's running in 2019/20

Please note: Due to alternative arrangements for teaching and assessment in place from 18 March 2020 to mitigate against the restrictions in place due to COVID-19, information shown for 2019/20 may not always be accurate.

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

This programme is provided for health professionals with an interest in education and who already have at least some experience of teaching. The Certificate provides a useful theoretical and practical background for those hoping to make education an important part of their role. All types of health professionals find this qualification useful due to the need for them to be teaching colleagues, juniors, students and professionals from other disciplines.

All units in this programme are must pass. For the definition of a must pass unit please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
All students must take the following 20cp unit in the first year:
Theory and Practice of Teaching and Learning MEEDM0037 20 Optional AYEAR
The following two 20cp units are mandatory but can be taken in any year of the programme:
Clinical based Education MEEDM0025 20 Optional AYEAR
Assessment and Evaluation MEEDM0026 20 Optional AYEAR
Students opting for the 30cp Essentials Route should select 10 credit points from the following units:
Clinical and Workplace-Based Teaching MEEDM0005 10 Optional AYEAR
Evidence Based Teaching MEEDM0007 10 Optional AYEAR
Students as Partners: Engaging with Learner diversity TLHPM0001 10 Optional AYEAR
Further Assessment and Feedback TLHPM0002 10 Optional AYEAR
Further Planning and Teaching TLHPM0003 10 Optional AYEAR
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Additional progress information

Although shown here as a single year, students can take up to two years to complete the PG Certificate.

Students who have completed the Essentials Route may request progression to the Postgraduate Certificate by completing one further 10 credit point unit from the Essentials Route plus either MEEDM0025 or MEEDM0026, subject to approval from the Programme Director.

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