To undertake this programme you should have the ability to teach within a health professions background. Applicants applying without first completing the Diploma in Health Professions Education, will need to have an equivalent qualification, approved by the Department.

HYMS considers applications for accreditation of prior certificated learning (APCL) or for accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) on an individual basis. While applicants may make initial enquiries to HYMS, no formal consideration will be made until an application to the programme of study has been submitted.

Applications from intercalating students are welcome

If you wish to study the content of the part-time Certificate, Diploma and MSc in 1 year, you should apply for the part-time distance learning MSc option and indicate your preferred mode of study (full-time distance learning) in your personal statement.

The programme is blended learning; the majority of the programme is conducted over the virtual learning environment, with eight face-to-face study days.

This programme is now OPEN.

The deadline for applications for January 2020 is 1st November 2019.

The deadline for applications for September 2020 entry is 31st July 2020. Early applications are encouraged, however, as there are a limited number of spaces on the programme.