Overview

The online health professions education programme is designed for professionals working in healthcare roles who are seeking to qualify for a teaching, management or research-based career in health professions education.

Run by the prestigious School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, this programme offers the opportunity to study at the heart of a growing network for contemporary educational thinking.

The online Health-Professions Education - Health-Professions Education (With Research) programme from University of Glasgow offers you the flexibility to take one of two routes. We offer a research pathway oriented around the design, conduct and governance of education research. The secondary route is based on the application of educational theory and evidence to specific contexts.

Using practical, collaborative peer learning, we will help you to develop the necessary confidence and specialist skills.

Careers and opportunities:

This programme is ideal if you're an ambitious health professional seeking an influential role in the management and delivery of education. Through leading research, world-class faculty and practical, collaborative peer exercises, we will help you to develop the confidence and specialist skills you need to further your career in this field.

It will also provide an ideal grounding for those who decide to pursue doctoral research in health professions education.

Recent graduates have furthered their careers as:

doctors (mainly clinical)

dentists

pharmacists

occupational therapists

nurses

anaesthetists

general practitioners (GPs)

family medicine practitioners

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Learning In Health Professions

Teaching In Health Professions

Assessment In Health Professions

Curriculum Approaches And Design

Teaching And Assessment Of Clinical Skills

Evidence In Education Research

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-24 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Health Sciences Health Education View 30 other Masters in Health Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing or another Allied Health Profession.

We may also accept degrees in Life Sciences.

Applicants should ideally work in a health professions environment where they have access to conduct empirical research.

We may also accept applicants with significant relevant work experience in addition to lower qualifications.

Applicants must provide a personal statement including details of teaching experience to date or ambition to move into that field.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

5000 GBP / year

≈ 5000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5000 GBP / year

≈ 5000 GBP / year

Additional Details

MSc

UK / EU / International:

£15,000 (total cost)

MSc (Research)

UK / EU / Intl:

£15,000 (total)

PgDip

UK / EU / Intl

£10,000 (total)

PgCert

UK / EU / Intl:

£5,000 (total)

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Duration

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