Surgical Education
  • Postgraduate taught
  • MEd

Surgical Education

Challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a surgical educator.

  • Postgraduate taught
  • PG Dip

Surgical Education

Challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a surgical educator.

Challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a surgical educator

Gain the practical understanding and judgement needed to innovate in this growing field

Choose between flexible learning pathways and tailor your studies towards your career needs

How would you like to study?

Study option:

Course key facts

  • Qualification

    • MEd

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Start date

    October 2023

  • Study mode

    Part-time

  • Fees

    • £15,800 Home

    • £40,800 Overseas

  • Delivered by

  • Location

    • Blended (online and on-campus)

Minimum entry standard 2023

  • 2:1 in medicine or a science, engineering, computing, healthcare or education subject

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  • Qualification

    • PG Dip

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Start date

    October 2023

  • Study mode

    Part-time

  • Fees

    • £10,400 or £12,640 Home

    • £17,160 or £32,640 Overseas

  • Delivered by

  • Location

    • Blended (online and on-campus)

Minimum entry standard 2023

  • 2:1 in medicine or a science, engineering, computing, healthcare or education subject

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Course overview

Challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a surgical educator on this intensive online course.

You'll explore unique features of surgical practice with teaching delivered by a wide range of clinical educators firmly embedded in surgical and medical communities.

The online programme features collaborative modules with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's Faculty of Surgical Trainers and our own Faculty of Medicine's Collaborative Partnerships Office.

You'll advance your theoretical and practical understanding of surgical education and the judgement needed to innovate in this field. This includes building your appreciation of how education is key to safe clinical practice and effective professional development.

This course offers two pathways to achieve a full MEd qualification, depending on whether you wish to learn fully online or via a blended learning approach.

Either pathway allows you to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate after your first year or a Postgraduate Diploma after your second.

The MEd provides an opportunity to apply your research skills to an extended project during your third year.

You'll undertake supervised research within a specialised area of surgical education and build on your knowledge of qualitative research approaches from the first two years.

Challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a surgical educator on this intensive online course.

You'll explore unique features of surgical practice with teaching delivered by a wide range of clinical educators firmly embedded in surgical and medical communities.

The online programme features collaborative modules with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's Faculty of Surgical Trainers and our own Faculty of Medicine's Collaborative Partnerships Office.

You'll advance your theoretical and practical understanding of surgical education and the judgement needed to innovate in this field.

This includes building your appreciation of how education is key to safe clinical practice and effective professional development.

Study option:

Structure

This page reflects the latest version of the curriculum for this year of entry. However, this information is subject to change.

Find out more about potential course changes.

 

You’ll study the following core modules during your first two years.

You’ll also carry out an extended research project during your third year to achieve the MEd qualification.

The first year is fully online for both the online Diploma, blended Diploma and PG Cert pathways. The second year can be taken fully online (online Diploma) or as a mixture of online and face-to-face learning (blended Diploma).

 

Core modules

You'll undertake supervised research in surgical education in an area of professional educational interest.

This will expand your research abilities to include educational research approaches. 

The project will develop your ability to design, carry out and write up a relevant piece of education research in the form of a dissertation.

 

You’ll study the following core modules during your first two years.

You’ll also carry out an extended research project during your third year to achieve the MEd qualification.

The first year is fully online for both the online Diploma and blended Diploma pathways.The second year can be taken fully online (online Diploma) or as a mixture of online and face-to-face learning (blended Diploma).

 

Core modules

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Teaching and assessment

Balance of teaching and learning

Key

  • Lectures, tutorials and group work
  • Independent study

Year 1

  • 20% Lectures, tutorials and group work
  • 80% Independent study

Year 2

  • 15% Lectures, tutorials and group work
  • 85% Independent study

Year 3

  • 10% Lectures, tutorials and group work
  • 90% Independent study

Teaching and learning methods

  • Blackboard virtual learning environment
    Virtual learning environment
  • Small group tutorials
  • Flipped classroom
  • Recorded lectures available online
    Webinars
  • Journal clubs
  • Discussion boards
  • Readings
  • A person studying independently
    Independent study
  • Simulation and role play
  • Workshops
  • Person at lectern giving speech
    Lectures
  • Person giving seminar
    Seminars
  • Four students sitting in a tutorial
    Tutorials
  • Peer assessment

Balance of assessment

Key

  • Coursework
  • Practical

  • 70% Coursework
  • 30% Practical

Assessment methods

  • Person completing coursework
    Coursework
  • Practical

Balance of teaching and learning

Key

  • Lectures, tutorials and group work
  • Independent study

Year 1

  • 20% Lectures, tutorials and group work
  • 80% Independent study

Year 2

  • 15% Lectures, tutorials and group work
  • 85% Independent study

Teaching and learning methods

  • Blackboard virtual learning environment
    Virtual learning environment
  • Small group tutorials
  • Flipped classroom
  • Recorded lectures available online
    Webinars
  • Journal clubs
  • Discussion boards
  • Readings
  • A person studying independently
    Independent study
  • Simulation and role play
  • Workshops
  • Person at lectern giving speech
    Lectures
  • Person giving seminar
    Seminars
  • Four students sitting in a tutorial
    Tutorials
  • Peer assessment

Balance of assessment

Key

  • Coursework
  • Practical

  • 77% Coursework
  • 23% Practical

Assessment methods

  • Person completing coursework
    Coursework
  • Practical

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Entry requirements

Study option:

How to apply

Apply online

You can submit one application form per year of entry. You can choose up to two courses.

Tuition fees

Home fee

PG Dip (Online)

£10,400

PG Dip (Blended)

£12,640

MEd (Blended)

£15,800

Overseas fee

PG Dip (Online)

£17,160

PG Dip (Blended)

£32,640

MEd (Blended)

£40,800

Your future career

Surgical tools

Develop the essential core knowledge and skills for a surgical career or related professions.

Consultant with a speech bubble

Use these courses if you're a senior in your 'first' profession and want to develop your expertise for a role you may have taken on without full academic training.

Teacher in front of classroom

Your degree will prepare you to take on increased educational responsibility in universities, trusts, and professional bodies, as well as influence policy and practice.

Magnifying glass over a research paper

You’ll also be empowered to carry out research in surgical education.

Terms and conditions

There are some important pieces of information you should be aware of when applying to Imperial. These include key information about your tuition fees, funding, visas, accommodation and more.

Read our terms and conditions

You can find further information about your course, including degree classifications, regulations, progression and awards in the programme specification for your course.

Programme specifications