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

Programme highlights

• 1_ Application of educational theory to teaching and learning in the clinical context.
• 2_ Skills in clinical teaching, including one-on-one supervision, bedside teaching, small group teaching and interactive large group teaching.
• 3_ Reflect on your own practice and draw on best evidence to promote improved practice in your workplace.
• 4_ In-depth understanding of specialised areas of clinical education relevant to your area of practice.
• 5_ 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 listed in the Master of Clinical Education Schedule (60 points)
• Completion of a dissertation (60 points)
• One year full-time or up to two consecutive years part-time

Taught 120 points: 

You must have completed one year of postgraduate study in clinical education at a recognised university (or similar institution), following an undergraduate degree. You will need a GPE of 5.0 (70%-74.9%) or higher.

You also need to be currently engaged in clinical teaching or curriculum development in a health-related discipline.