Continuing Professional Development

Short Course Programme

We offer a range of modules for health professionals which you can take for credit or as a non-credit option. These modules form part of the Health Professions Education MSc.

Master's level modules

1. Approaches to Leading Change in Health Professions Education
2. Clinical and Educational Supervision
3. Clinical Simulation
4. Conducting Literature Reviews in Health Professions
5. Curriculum Development
6. Introduction to Assessment
7. Introduction to Clinical Teaching
8. Leadership Skills for the Healthcare Professional
9. Qualitative Approaches to Clinical Education
10. Quality Improvement in Health Professions Education
11. Strategic Leadership in Health Professions Education
12. Teaching and Learning in Health Professions Education
13. Understanding Health Professions in Educational Research (not running 25/26)
14. Writing a Research Proposal for Clinical Education Projects

If you take a module for credit, you will complete an assessment. This credit can be used towards a Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or MSc award if you choose to continue your studies with us.   

You can apply to study a module with the non-credit-bearing option for professional development without any summative assessment.

The module timetable contains the full list of modules for the academic year.

There are four entry points in the academic year, each with an application deadline.

2025-26 Block Dates:

2025-26 Module fees:

Non-credit-bearing modules cost £500 (15 credits) or £1,000 (30 credits).

Documents:

Short course application form:

Module list:

To apply for the Short Course Programme please download and complete the application form and send it to uclms.postgraduate@ucl.ac.uk with accompanying documents.