Professional Education (Higher Specialist Award Social Work Practice Education)

MEd

The overarching aim of the programme is to produce a competent, independent educator capable of promoting the development and delivery of professional education across a variety of settings within an inter-professional and inter-agency context.

Course MEd
Length 3 Years Full time or Part-time (maximum of 6 Years). Students may take one or two modules per semester.
Start dates Throughout the year

The overarching aim of the programme is to produce a competent, independent educator capable of promoting the development and delivery of professional education across a variety of settings within an inter-professional and inter-agency context. 

This is an interprofessional programme for health and social care practitioners who have an educational focus within their roles. Students are encouraged to assume responsibility for their own learning, as well as for the utilisation of learning resources available to them.

Varied teaching and learning strategies are employed in meeting programme objectives. There is some didactic teaching, but emphasis is placed on group work, discussion, blended learning, seminar presentations, project work and case discussions.

This programme is delivered at the Riverside Campus in Chester.

Next: Modules

Programme Structure:

The core modules for the MEd Professional Education programme are:

 

Learning and Assessment in Professional Practice
 20 credits
Professional Education (theory and practice)
 20 credits
Assessment and Evaluation of Learning 20 credits
Curriculum Design and Development
 20 credits
Leadership Development and Change  20 credits
Research 20 credits
Dissertation
60 credits

 

Students may exit with a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Education if they complete three core modules:

 

Learning and Assessment in Professional practice
20 credits
Professional Education (theory and practice)
 20 credits
Assessment and Evaluation of Learning
 20 credits

 

Students may exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Education and for Social Workers ((Higher Specialist Award Social Work Practice Education) if they complete 6 core modules:

 

Learning and Assessment in Professional Practice
 20 credits
Professional Education (theory and practice)
 20 credits
Assessment and Evaluation of Learning
20 credits
Curriculum Design and Development
 20 credits
Leadership development and Change 20 credits
Research
20 credits

Students may exit with an MEd in Professional Education (Higher Specialist Award Social Work Practice Education) if they complete the six core modules and a Dissertation (180 credits).

Next: Assessment

Students will be exposed to a variety of assessment methods designed to ensure that the content, outcomes and level of the modules are measured in a fair and transparent manner.

Knowledge and intellectual skills will be assessed through coursework, and students will be asked to demonstrate thinking and cognitive ability through written assignments, portfolios, seminar presentations and reflective accounts.
All aspects of the assessment strategy will be used to evaluate transferable/key skills and, where relevant, mapped against national benchmarks.

Taught modules are assessed in a variety of ways, e.g. 5,000 word assignment
or equivalent (e.g. seminar, presentation, portfolio).

Next: Careers

Entry Requirements The admission criterion for student entry to the Master of Professional Education programme will normally be: 

*Successful completion of a degree or equivalent. The classification of the first degree will normally be a 2:2 or above In certain circumstances, candidates without a first degree but with exceptional, high level professional responsibility, experience and motivation will be admitted directly to M level study on the provision of evidence demonstrating their capability to study at this level. 

Candidates must have contemporary experience and access to learners in the practice or academic setting. The Faculty of Health and Social Care operates a well defined AP(E)L system, and students may claim specific credit exemption against modules in the programme in line with the University's procedures.

Beginning: Overview

Who to contact

  • For admission enquiries

    Health and Social Care Admissions
    T:
    01244 511000 - Please ask for Health & Social Care Admissions
    F:
    01244 511302
    hscadmissions@chester.ac.uk

  • For enquiries about course content

    Lorraine Berry
    T:
    01925 534252
    l.berry@chester.ac.uk