Course details

Summary

Develop your educational theory and practice, underpinned by a research project, for a career in clinical education.

Programme overview

The Master of Clinical Education (MClinEd) programme develops educational theory and practice to equip you for a career in clinical education.

Programme highlights

• Application of educational theory to teaching and learning in the clinical context.
• Skills in clinical teaching, including one-on-one supervision, bedside teaching, small group teaching and interactive large group teaching.
• Reflect on your own practice and draw on best evidence to promote improved practice in your workplace.
• In-depth understanding of specialized areas of clinical education relevant to your area of practice.
• Supervised research leading to advanced understudy in an area of clinical education.

Programme structure

Students can choose between a taught (120 and 240 points) or research (120 and 240 point) masters.

Taught masters (120 points)

• Enter from a postgraduate qualification
• Advanced taught courses in clinical skills teaching, curriculum and course design, supervision and research methods in health
• Completion of a dissertation (60 points)
• One year full-time or up to two consecutive years part-time

Taught masters (240 points)

• Enter from an undergraduate degree
• Advanced taught courses listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education Schedule (120 points)
• Approved advanced level courses covering topics in clinical education (60 points)
• Completion of a dissertation (60 points)
• Two consecutive years full-time or up to four years part-time

Research masters (120 points)

• Enter from a postgraduate qualification
• Choose between a thesis (120 points) or a research portfolio (120 points)
• One consecutive year full-time or up to two consecutive years part-time

Research masters (240 points)

• Enter from an undergraduate degree
• Choose from a thesis (120 points) or a research portfolio (120 points)
• Advanced level courses outlined in the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education Schedule (120 points)
• Two consecutive years full-time or up to four years part-time

Where could this programme take you?

Graduates may seek employment as educators in their clinical discipline in a healthcare organisation or at university.

Jobs related to this programme

• Clinical educator
• Education researcher

Further study options

• Doctor of Philosophy

Entry criteria

Students wishing to enrol in the 120 points: You must have completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education with a GPA of 5.0 or higher. You also need to be currently engaged in clinical teaching or curriculum development in a health related discipline.

Students wishing to enrol in the 240 point: You must have an undergraduate degree in a relevant clinical discipline such as medicine, midwifery, nursing, optometry, pharmacy or physiotherapy. You need to have achieved a GPA of 5.0 or higher in the final year of your degree. You also need to be currently engaged in clinical teaching or curriculum development in a health-related discipline.

English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.