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Teaching

You are taught through a blended combination of online lecturers and interactive workshops and seminars, complemented by opportunity to complete enhanced clinical skills on campus, in our skills and simulation suites. Interactive workshops take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities. Seminars enable the discussion and development of understanding of topics covered in lectures. You will also complete a range of online directed activities to support both online and on campus delivery.

In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least four occasions across the course. 

The University places emphasis on enabling students to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement. A mixture of independent study, teaching and academic support from Student Services and Library Services, and also the personal academic tutoring system enables you to reflect on progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will help you to flourish and be successful.

Your workplace will further support and enhance your learning and you will be supported to apply your learning to your current employed role. 

Contact time

You will typically complete 6 hours (one day) contact time per week during each module, which usually consists of 6 - 8 weeks. 75% of the taught sessions are delivered synchronously online and 25% on campus (MECP3001 only).

On a typical campus-based day, contact time will be structured around:

• Lead lecture
• Interactive workshop or clinical skills and simulation
• Seminar or tutorials

On a typical day online day, contact time will be structured around:

• Flipped classroom
• Lead lecture available synchronously or asynchronously via the VLE
• Virtual workshops, seminars, or tutorials
• Asynchronous online discussion forum

You will also complete 30 hours of supervised clinical practice for MECP3001, over 9 weeks, equating to 3-4 hours per week.

Duration

The course will be delivered part-time over 12 months.

Timetables

Timetables are normally available one month before registration. Please note that whilst we try to be as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week; and some classes can be scheduled in the evenings.

Teaching staff

You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics, professional practitioners with industry experience, demonstrators and technical officers.

Assessment

Each module has one or more formal or ‘summative’ assessments which are graded and count towards the overall module grade.

The precise assessment requirements for an individual student in an academic year will vary according to the mandatory and optional modules taken, but a typical formal summative assessment pattern for each year of the course is:

• Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
• Assessment of clinical competencies
• Poster presentation
• Case-based presentation and supporting paper
• Negotiated work-based assessment.

You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments Feedback is intended to support learning and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.

We will provide you with feedback on formal course work assessments within 20 working days of hand-in.