Overview

The MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care Teaching and Education will position you to integrate theory and research evidence, critical reflection and principles of design, assessment and evaluation in planning and delivering effective education in evidence-based medicine and health care. It can be taken part-time alongside work commitments, generally over two to four years.This is a joint programme between the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and the Department for Continuing Education. The programme is led by staff from the renowned Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford.

This programme has teachers and contributors who are internationally recognised leaders in the field of evidence-based health care, research-led teaching and experts in medical education and research. The flexible structure of the course has been devised to suit people studying alongside professional commitments and to accommodate student choice.

www.conted.ox.ac.uk/msc-in-ebhc-teaching-and-education

Course Aims

The aims of the course are for you to:

continue your professional development as educators, support the professional development of others, and to play a leading role in furthering education in evidence-based health care
foster your leadership in the teaching and education of evidence-based health care throughout the health professional education continuum
enable you to develop your teaching role in clinical and educational settings, including the use of educational technologies and online/virtual environments
teach core concepts of evidence-based health care including research methods, critical appraisal, biostatistics, and translational science effectively and with confidence
undertake effective course design and evaluation in evidence-based health care
broaden and deepen your knowledge of relevant theoretical frameworks and educational research evidence
inform practice with the best available evidence regarding effective methods and approaches to education in evidence-based health care
develop skills to undertake rigorous evaluation of educational interventions including evidence syntheses and small-scale research studies contributing to the evidence-base for effective education in evidence-based health care

Programme Structure

The MSc in EBHC Teaching and Education is a part-time course. There are four compulsory modules, two option modules and a dissertation.

Compulsory Modules

Teaching Evidence-Based Practice
Developing Practice in Medical Education
Course Design, Assessment and Evaluation
Developing Online Education and Resources (Fully online)

Option Modules (two must be chosen)

Introduction to Study Design and Research Methods
Knowledge into Action
Systematic Reviews
Complex Reviews
Realist Reviews and Realist Evaluation
Qualitative Research Methods
Introduction to Synthesising Qualitative Research
Randomised Controlled Trials
Introduction to Statistics for Health Care Research (Fully online)
Meta-analysis
Mixed Methods in Health Research

Audience

Successful applicants should:

have professional work experience in the health service/health-related field.
identify a work-based problem for which they will be seeking evidence.
show evidence of access to opportunities to deliver teaching and education activities including delivery, assessment and/or evaluations during their study on their course.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00

More details

Applications may remain open after this deadline if places are still available.

Language

English

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended, Online

Disciplines

Public Health Teaching Health Education View 740 other Masters in Public Health in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Successful applicants should:

have professional work experience in the health service or a health-related field.
identify a work-based problem for which they will be seeking evidence.
be able to combine intensive classroom learning with the application of the principles and practices of evidence- based and critically reflective educational principles within the workplace.
have a good working knowledge of email, internet, word processing and Windows applications (for communications with course members, course team and administration).
show evidence of the ability to commit time to study and an employer's commitment to make time available to study, complete course work and attend course and university events and modules.
show evidence of access to opportunities to deliver teaching and education activities including delivery, assessment and/or evaluations during their study on their course.

Tuition Fee

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International

9020 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9020 GBP per year during 24 months.
National

9020 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9020 GBP per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Oxford

939 - 1530 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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