Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £10,620 for the course
International/EU: £10,620 for the course -
How long will I study?
3 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2025
January 2026
Course summary
- Engage in contemporary, relevant modules and tailor your educational focus.
- Develop your teaching and learning skills with peer support.
- Learn in a multiprofessional group that mirrors the workplace.
- Contribute to a vibrant learning community and wider development network.
- Explore healthcare practice from an educational perspective.
The course is aimed at early career educators, as well as experienced practitioners in health and social care. It’s designed to enhance your educational knowledge base and practical teaching skills – helping you to develop learning and teaching in the workplace. The course is flexible around your interests and workplace needs, and you're able to study to the level of qualification you require.
How you learn
This course includes a wide range of innovative teaching and learning approaches, which allow you to develop your educational practice and educational provision in the workplace. You’ll learn, engage and develop your practice in a multi-professional community which mirrors the workplace, exploring your practice from different perspectives.
The course is currently distance learning. You’ll be supported to engage with the learning material, developing depth and insight, and reflecting and exploring to add critical thought.
You learn through
- online resources
- online activities
- webinars
- a multi-professional educational community
- assessment and feedback
As well as mandatory modules, you’ll be able to choose from a range of elective modules, allowing you to tailor the course around your interests and workplace needs. You’re able to study to the level of qualification you require.
You also have the option to study individual modules from this course and gain academic credit towards a qualification. If you’ve studied other health education modules, you may be able to bring in the credit to support an award
Course leaders and tutors
Nick White
Senior Lecturer In Adult NursingI am module leader for the Developing Simulation and Human Factors in Education Level 7 that is part of the MSc Healthcare Education and Clinical Simulation Lead for … Read more
Applied learning
Work placements
You’ll complete teaching and learning activities to support your educational development. The course is practice-based to help contextualise the learning and contribute towards the development of learning, teaching and assessment in the real world. With this approach – and the familiarity of your workplace – you’ll be able to further challenge your learning and practice.
Networking opportunities
You'll network, develop links and share good practice with a diverse and supportive learning community. The course is multi-professional, which allows you to learn from and about others – and share different perspectives – which adds to the vibrant learning environment.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- educational roles in health settings
- pre and post-registration posts in higher education
- specialist training roles
If you’re registered with the Society of Radiographers, you’ll be eligible to apply for Practice Educator Accreditation after completion of the Learning and Teaching for Practice module (including formative work and completion of supporting assessment).
Where will I study?
You study this course online from any location
Equipment and facilities
As an online course, you’ll access our digital learning environment with resources and study support online. This makes it easy to study around your home and work commitments.
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.
Entry requirements
All students
Normally, a first degree, professional qualification in a related health care subject, and 2 years post qualification experience.
International students require an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill area.
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Advancing Learning And Teaching For Practice (Distance Learning)
Learning And Teaching For Practice (Distance Learning)
Elective modules
Interprofessional Education (Distance Learning)
Learners In Difficulty (Distance Learning)
Simulation-Based Education (Distance Learning)
Technology Enhanced Learning (Distance Learning)
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Researching For Practice (Distance Learning)
Elective modules
Evidencing Your Cpd
Evidencing Your Cpd
Interprofessional Education (Distance Learning)
Learners In Difficulty (Distance Learning)
Planning Service Improvement
Simulation-Based Education (Distance Learning)
Technology Enhanced Learning (Distance Learning)
Final year
Compulsory modules
Dissertation 60 Credits
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2025/26 is £10,620 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time. Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2025/26 is £3,540 per year.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting part-time study in 2025/26 is £10,620 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £12,471 is available in 2024/25 for home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Health and Social Care (PDF, 165.7KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
