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Health Professions Education, M.Sc.

  • Application Deadline
  • 24 months
    Duration
University rank #239 (QS) Online
Health professionals play an important role in preventing, treating and curing disease and in promoting health at the individual and societal levels. It is essential to ensure that those who train healthcare professionals create effective educational programmes that result in high quality health services. The Health Professions Education programme is offered by Maastricht University. 

About

The Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) offered by Maastricht University gives participants the knowledge and skills required for a career in health professions education and research. Students will receive a Master of Science degree in Health Professions Education.

The MHPE is a two-year, half-time programme taught in English. It is largely based on distance learning, with a maximum of three short periods in Maastricht. 

Specific distinctive features of the SHE Master Programme are:
  • The SHE Master of Health Professions Education programme is strongly research-oriented.
  • The Maastricht programme is explicitly internationally oriented.
  • The programme is accredited and has been awarded the distinctive feature Internationalization.
  • The programme focuses on innovative learning environments.
  • Collaborating Master programmes of SHE are conducted in Canada, New York and Singapore, exchange of best practices and staff’s expertise are unique features.
  • Graduated Masters and leaders in health professions education around the globe stay strongly involved and connected in the SHE Community. Together we build a network of health professions education experts worldwide.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

  • Introduction to Health Professions Education
  • Learning and Cognition
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Organisation and Leadership
  • Academic Research Skills

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Part-time
    • Average part-time duration 24 months
  • Credits
    65 ECTS
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    Online

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    6.5

    The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.

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  • Minimum required score:

    90

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  • Minimum required score:

    575

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General Requirements

  • A Master of Science (MSc) degree in a medical or health profession (see relevant domains in table below) from a university
  • A Bachelor degree in a medical or health profession from a programme that is at least a three-year equivalent of nominal study time for degrees of regular universities, or a four-year equivalent of nominal study time for degrees of universities of applied science.
  • Applicants have at least three years of teaching experience.
  • Applicants must obtain passing scores for the entrance exam in basic statistics.
  • Access to a medical or other health-related curriculum.

Getting a Student Visa

This is an online programme. You can attend from the comfort of your chair! So you don't need a student visa!

Tuition Fee

  • International

    15400 EUR/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 15400 EUR per year and a duration of 24 months.

  • EU/EEA

    15400 EUR/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 15400 EUR per year and a duration of 24 months.
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