Online Clinical Education Degree :: Accredited Universities

This program is designed for health professionals to gain in-depth knowledge and skills for careers in health professional education and research.

This course is designed to provide health professionals with an understanding of specific strategies related to teaching in clinical settings. Clinical teachers are being recruited from a wide variety of clinical settings including urban and rural hospitals, general practices, and community clinics.

Clinical teachers are also involved in the teaching of post-registration health professionals who are working towards their professional qualifications, such as GP registrars and hospital residents.

While these teachers have registered qualifications within their disciplines, the majority do not have formal qualifications in teaching. This course is designed to develop educator skills for busy health professionals.

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Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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This program is designed for health professional educators wishing to study contemporary evidence-based educational practices and to undertake educational coursework and/or research. The course can be undertaken in one of two ways, each of which commences with foundation units from the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education or the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Simulation (or an approved equivalent)

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be graduates from any health related or education profession who are currently engaged in teaching or educational development or health related disciplines. Applicants may have completed the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education (or an approved equivalent) before proceeding to the masters program. Suitable students with a GPA of >70 would be considered eligible for this direct enrolment. They would be required to study the foundation units from our graduate certificate program at the beginning of the masters course.

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Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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Careers in allied health professions are one of the fastest growing areas in the job market. With this growth comes the need for more educators in these professions. Excelsior College designed its Master of Science in Health Sciences (Health Professions Education) to meet this growing need.

Demand for a focus in education is higher than ever and now it's easier than ever to specialize in health professions education at the graduate level, thanks to Excelsior.

Designed for practicing health professionals who desire to move into a faculty role within their profession, our dynamic online program provides skills in:

Curriculum development
Assessment and evaluation
Technology applications
Classroom and clinical instruction
Principles of teaching and learning
Excelsior designed this online master's degree for adult students who have busy lives and a lot of real-world experience. You'll enjoy:

- Generous credit-transfer policies that allow for up to 50% of your previous graduate course work to be applied.

- Flexible 8-week online courses that allow you to work while you earn your degree.

- Personalized academic support from advisors who know you by name.

- Outstanding faculty who are leaders in their field.

- Affordable tuition and fees competitive with public institutions, along with flexible-payment options, financial aid, and other forms of support.

- Please note: students pursuing the health professions education specialization will need to supply, upon admission, documentation of eligibility to practice their given health profession in their current state of residence.

A Master's in Health Sciences degree boosts your career!

Excelsior is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. As a nonprofit, accredited college, Excelsior upholds the highest academic standards. Graduates from the Master of Science in Health Sciences program will be prepared to move to the next level of their career.

Entry Requirements

International Students
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International applicants from non-English-speaking countries must show evidence of English language proficiency through one of the following options:

- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

- Required minimum score of 525 on the paper based test or 69 on the Web-based test.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)

- Required minimum score of 75.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
- Required minimum overall band score of 5.5.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- Excelsior College® Examinations English Composition exam (ENGx111) or UExcel® College Writing exam (ENGx110).

- Completion of at least 9 credit hours of academic work in courses delivered in English at an institution of higher education in the United States.

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This course is for healthcare professionals involved in a teaching or training role who want to develop their skills and expertise in clinical and educational practice. You study the teaching skills needed to support and assess learners in the workplace.

It helps you to meet your organisation's training needs, aiming to ensure better educational experiences for all staff. The healthcare educator has a lead role in developing a flexible workforce that can address future challenges in healthcare delivery. By providing a clear link to patient outcomes, educators can help to address the variation in standards of healthcare education and training currently delivered.

As a dentist, doctor or allied health professional you can demonstrate your revalidation and continuing professional development as the course is mapped to recognised professional standards.

If you are a nurse, midwife or specialist community public health nurse you can gain registration as a nurse teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. If you work in higher education settings then you can also apply for fellowship with the Higher Education Academy after successfully completing the course.

You are introduced to contemporary issues in healthcare education that place the educator at the heart of service enhancement and better patient care. We explore with you your role as educational leader and interprofessional educator.

Action learning sets with your peers enable you to explore key theories and strategies and then apply them critically to your practice. You have opportunities to rehearse skills and explore a variety of learning teaching and assessment strategies. Face-to-face or online workshops allow you to explore contemporary issues and instigate new educational opportunities in your workplace.

You develop teaching and learning skills applicable to various clinical settings. You also draw on current work-based teaching and learning to strengthen links between your professional practice and educational role.

During the course you design and develop learning packages that have an evidence-based approach. You evaluate yours and others learning and teaching strategies and develop your personal teaching style, in line with your educational and specialist expertise.

Observed teaching practice is available where you teach small groups of students in the workplace or at the University. We encourage you to film your teaching practice and receive feedback on your performance. This helps inform your teaching practice and identify your strengths and weaknesses. You also develop on-going action plans to address these issues in the form of portfolios.

Both full-time and part-time students are taught alongside each other on the course. This ensures that you are part of a larger group and will be able to share ideas and discuss issues with a range of different professionals.

The distance learning route uses collaboration tools via the universities virtual learning environment Blackboard. You learn in action learning groups with your peers and use discussion forums and web portfolios to demonstrate your new knowledge.

We provide tailored support to ensure you get the most out of your course including one-to-one tutorial support. You are taught by an enthusiastic and interprofessional course team passionate about high quality education for better patient care.

Entry Requirements

You must have a

• health-related professional qualification with a minimum of three years post qualifying experience and experience in working alongside students
• an honours degree or equivalent

You must have an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Nursing and Midwifery Council registration requirements
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For registration as a nurse teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, you must

• be on the NMC professional register
• have a recognised qualification in a specific field of practice
• hold a mentor qualification or suitable previous experience
• an honours degree or equivalent
• have support from your employer and access to a practice assessor

Course enrolment – professional requirements
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Before enrolling, you must fully declare during the admissions process any

• unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings. For further information on convictions that must be declared see the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) website "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service".
• disciplinary proceedings during paid or voluntary employment or educational establishments
• involvement with safeguarding proceedings, social services or related organisations

You also need to complete

• a DBS Enhanced Disclosure, and provide us with a copy of your DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificate if requested. Enrolment also depends on the DBS check being deemed suitable for professional training.
• occupational health screening to determine your suitability to undertake the course and an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health. Health screening and immunisation are provided by the University.

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This Coursework Masters prepares nurses to undertake advanced level roles in nurse education, training, continuing education, and or staff development in the healthcare sector. Focuses on developing and enhancing sound teaching and learning knowledge, skills and practices which with allow the graduate to impact on the next generation of nurses.

Graduates of this course will be equipped for leadership roles in clinical environments where education and training are conducted. Settings for these positions include clinics, hospital settings, out-patient facilities, businesses, schools, and community centers.

Entry Requirements

Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent. Two years of clinical experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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