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MSc

Dental Education

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Distance Learning

Are you a dental professional working in the NHS, a higher education institution (HEI) or the private sector? Are you looking to develop as a dental educator and support the development of your team? Our innovative learn-as-you-work MSc in Dental Education is fully online, enabling you to learn in a flexible way and manage how you study.

This programme offers you the opportunity to diversify into an educational role.
After Year 1 you can opt to graduate with a Postgraduate Certificate. If you decide to continue you can gain a Postgraduate Diploma at the end of Year 2. If you then go on to complete Year 3 you will graduate with a full Master of Science (MSc) degree.

The course is designed to meet the needs of an inter-professional care team. Dentists, dental care professionals and their extended team will all benefit from the support provided by our course team as you develop the knowledge and skills required to become effective at developing others.

You’ll find that the online environment soon develops into a thriving learning community, where you’ll benefit from engaging with students who are fellow dental professionals as well as our experienced teaching staff. As you progress through the course you’ll learn about cutting-edge approaches to teaching and learning delivered through digital and face-to-face methods. We’ve evolved the content over time to reflect the changing educational landscape and the needs of the next generation of dental professionals.

By the time you graduate you’ll have learned how to facilitate effective learning within and outside the workplace, selecting and applying best practice principles to teaching, assessing, supporting learning, and giving feedback to others.

Why study with us

The course content is delivered through the Microsoft Teams platform, giving you a fully interactive and immersive online experience. You’ll be required to work independently, supported by peers and staff on structured tasks and related assignments.
There are no exams on this course. Instead, you will be asked to submit coursework in the form of assignments, presentations and professional dialogue. The online format allows for easy communication with your tutors and other students and you’ll be supported from start to finish.
As you progress you’ll develop critical knowledge and an understanding of the theory, practice, context and associated research applied to dental education. Later in the course you’ll undertake an independent research study on the management of dental education based on your own personal and professional interests.

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What you'll do

You’ll have multiple opportunities to learn about best practices from educational professionals who are experts in their fields.
You will have the benefit of close support and supervision at all stages of the course.
You will be part of a community of practice, sharing ideas and engaging in online discussion groups.

Course structure

The Dental Education, MSc course is delivered over 3 years.

In Year 1 you'll be introduced to the core educational principles and strategies in practice. Studying two modules; Facilitating Learning in Healthcare Practice and Mentoring in Dental Practice.
Year 2 of the programme adds depth and practice experience through applying a range of educational theories and assessment strategies. You'll cover the following three modules; Teaching Methods and Approaches, Assessment in Dental Education and Appraising the Educational Literature
In Year 3 you'll complete a Research project module.

Module overview

Course delivery

This is a distance learning course which is taught entirely online with no face-to-face teaching.

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Fees and funding

2022/23

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

2023/24

Distance Part-time£933 per 20 credits

International

Distance Part-time£933 per 20 credits

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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This online, part-time course takes place over five months.

This will include five online workshops, structured independent study and related tasks equating to 200 hours of guided learning.

There’s an emphasis on pre-sessional tasks, which are followed by live, online workshops where you’ll be engaging with experienced educators and other dental professionals. After these sessions, there will be follow-up activities to help you apply what you’ve learnt in practice.

You are required to engage in the independent study alongside the taught online sessions, managing your time to accommodate the additional study expected for the qualification, which is an essential consideration prior to starting the course.

The first module, Facilitating Learning in Healthcare Practice is accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators.

If you successfully complete the module and assessments you will be eligible to apply for full membership of the Academy without going through the individual assessment process.

This module is also mapped into COPDEND Standards for Dental Educators (2013).

Programme Dates

Application deadline: Friday 22 July

Interviews: Monday 15 August, Tuesday 16 August, Wednesday 17 August

Induction: Thursday 8 September or Friday 9 September (to be confirmed)

Module One - Online Course Teaching Days 2022

Tuesday 13 September

Tuesday 4 October

Tuesday 25 October

Tuesday 15 November

Tuesday 6 December

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This course is based in the School of Dentistry located in the Faculty of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

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