Clinical Health Sciences Education
Develop advanced skills in teaching, curriculum design, assessment, and research as a health sciences practitioner.
Best for:Best for registered health sciences professionals with clinical experience seeking to advance their career in educational practice.
Overview
This postgraduate programme at Trinity College Dublin is designed for qualified health sciences practitioners seeking to enhance their expertise in teaching, assessment, curriculum design, and research. Students engage in stimulated and professional practice contexts informed by the principles of interdisciplinary learning. The curriculum requires participants to secure and complete specific classroom and clinical teaching hours. Applicants must meet strict professional registration and clinical experience prerequisites before admission.
What you'll do
- Participate in stimulated and professional practice contexts focused on teaching and learning
- Engage in curriculum design, pedagogical assessment, and research activities
- Complete required classroom and clinical teaching hours in approved environments
- Fulfill interdisciplinary learning objectives and professional development requirements
Requirements
Degree required: Honours Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional and academic qualifications
Degree offered: MSc or Postgraduate Diploma
Language: English; Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements
Instruction: English
- Active registration as a health services professional with the appropriate regulatory body
- Minimum of three years of full-time recent clinical practice experience since registration
- Secured arrangement for 80 classroom teaching hours and 20 clinical teaching hours
- Written confirmation of teaching arrangements submitted with the application
- Must be working in a relevant clinical area
- For nursing and midwifery applicants, active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is required
- Must successfully undergo Garda Vetting
Funding & terms
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How to apply
Deadline: 2026-06-30
Submit your application through the official university postgraduate portal along with all required documentation and written confirmation of teaching arrangements. Places are limited and offers are made on a first-come, first-served basis to suitably qualified applicants who meet all entry conditions.
- CV
- Honours Bachelor's degree transcripts
- Proof of professional health services registration
- Written confirmation of teaching arrangements
- Official evidence of English language proficiency
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