Applied Health (Medical Education)

All newly qualified doctors are expected to –œwork effectively and appropriately as a mentor and teacher for other learners in the multi-professional team–‌ (General Medical Council, 2018). The BSc in Applied Health (Medical Education) will help you to become an effective medical educator now and in the future. You will be exposed to important issues and theories in medical education, develop medical education research skills and understanding, and gain valuable teaching practice and experience.

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• appreciate the principles of educational theory and its practical application in learning, teaching, and assessment

• demonstrate development of critical insight into a range of pedagogies for studying medical education

• appreciate the importance of recent trends in medical education including its international dimensions, equity and social inclusion and access and participation in medical education

• demonstrate teaching and assessment skills using a variety of approaches and demonstrate appropriate and timely application of these skills

• demonstrate knowledge of the principles of qualitative and quantitative research methodology and their application to the design of educational research projects

• demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and confidence to undertake future scholarship in the area of medical education

• demonstrate understanding of medical education policy, changing trends in education nationally and internationally and the role of organisations such as the GMC

• demonstrate commitment to scholarly educational practice and lifelong learning

The programme is designed for international students. Applicants must meet two of the following three criteria in order to be eligible for our programmes:

• Have an educational gap between their high school qualifications and the requirements for entry to undergraduate programmes at the University of Leeds. Qualifications beyond high school level will be considered within the applicant profile.
• Have completed the majority of their high school studies in a non-English speaking environment.
• Have completed the majority of their high school studies in a different educational context from that in the UK.

Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate will be considered for the International Foundation Year if they have reached a minimum Grade of 26 points overall with grade 4 at Standard Level or 3 at Higher Level in two subjects. Specific subjects will be dependent on the chosen degree path of progression.

Graduates from the BSc in Applied Health (Medical Education) are well placed for careers in medical education and medical education research. The BSc in Applied Health (Medical Education) serves as an excellent foundation for postgraduate programmes, such as the PGCert, PGDiploma and MEd in Clinical Education programmes at the University of Leeds or a PhD on a medical education topic.

As a graduate of the BSc in Applied Health (Medical Education) you are welcome to join the community of medical education scholars at the Leeds Institute of Medical Education.

Apply

There are three steps to applying:

1. Read our Access to Leeds application guidelines
2. Fill in our Access to Leeds application form (this will be available here once the application cycle opens). If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader), there is an accessible version of this form available to download. Please only use this version if you have accessibility requirements
3. Submit your application using our online Access to Leeds Application Submission Form (this will be available here once the application cycle opens).

If you require it for your application, please download our Declaration of Household Income Form (this will be available here once the application cycle opens).