North West University
Master of Health Sciences in Health Professions Education
The Master of Health Sciences in Health Professions Education in Health Professions is offered by North West University.
Program Length: 1 YEAR.
Master of Health Sciences in Health Professions Education offered by the North West University at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Outcomes of the qualificationAfter completion of this qualification the student should have:
a) specialist knowledge and critical understanding of the field of health science education appropriate to specific health professions within the higher education environment;
b) command of and the ability to select and execute appropriate and ethical research methodologies, including the design, methods, data analysis, and report writing for health science education research;
c) an ability to use the resources of academic and professional discourses to communicate and defend substantial ideas that are the products of research in an area of health education in higher education context; and use a range of advanced and specialized skills to communicate findings and ideas to a range of appropriate audiences; and
d) an ability to operate independently and take responsibility for own work in higher education research context, thereby demonstrating the ability for effective resource management.
Duration (Minimum and maximum)
The minimum duration for the study is one year and the maximum duration two years, calculated from the date of the first registration for the particular programme.
Programme: Health Professions Education
This qualification is only presented in English.
The general closing date for applications is 30 September and applications received after this date will be selected on merit.
The programme is presented full time or part time via contact learning with a blended learning environment approach. The purpose of this qualification is to provide lecturers, who are currently employed as lecturers and researchers in health professions within a higher education and training environment, with an opportunity to enrol for a postgraduate qualification at NQF level 9. The focus of this qualification is on health education research in the higher education context with the aim to advance scholarship of teaching and learning in Health Sciences, and to prepare the candidate for further study at NQF level 10.
Module
Dissertation: Health Professions Education (180 credits)
