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Ulster University - Jordanstown

Education for Nurses & Midwives

Overview
Preparing professional educators for practice.

Summary
Study Education for Nurses and Midwives at Ulster University in the United Kingdom.

The PGCert in Education will enable you to become a teacher of Nursing and/or Midwifery in Higher Education and clinical practice. The course explores how people learn and equips you to be an effective educator to facilitate learning in the classroom and at the bedside. This course will equip you with a range of skills that are applicable to practice in a variety of contexts and will enable you to teach students from undergraduate novices to postgraduate/post registration experts.

This course represents great value for money and not only will provide you with a postgraduate certificate from Ulster University but will also allow you to record your qualification as a teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, (NMC). On top of this, you will be able to be recognised as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

About

The PGCert in Education will enable you to become a teacher of Nursing and/or Midwifery in Higher Education and clinical practice. The course will enable you to discover how people learn and what you can do as an effective educator to facilitate the production of professional knowledge.

The guiding documents used to write the course content were developed from the Standards to Support Assessment and Learning in Practice (NMC 2008) and the UKPSF published by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

This course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, (NMC) and has been accredited at D2 by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Work placement / study abroad

Whilst there is no placement as such it is recognised that a vital component of nurse education takes place in the clinical area. Therefore you will be expected to accumulate a specified number of teaching hours in the workplace.

Entry requirements

Entry conditions

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the Universitys General Entrance Requirements. For general entrance requirements go to:
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/apply/entrance-requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold a degree in Nursing or Midwifery.

Applicants must have gained

(i) an Honours or non-Honours degree from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council or from an institution of another country which is recognised as being of an equivalent standard; or

(ii) an equivalent standard in a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification; [and]

(b) provide evidence of competence in written or spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent);

or as an alternative to (a) (i) or (a) (ii) and/or (b):

(c) in exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.

Specific Requirements for admission are detailed below

Applicants must have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

English Language Requirements

English language requirements for international applicants
The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 7.0 with no band score less than 7.0.

Exemptions and transferability

Accreditation of previous learning is an important concept in the School of Nursing. If you have any queries about this you should contact the Course Director directly.

Professional recognition

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 

Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) to record the qualification of teacher (TCH)

Higher Education Academy (HEA) 

Accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) for the purpose of professional recognition as Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Duration

Attendance

Attendance usually consists of one face to face session per week in the University. This is supported by an online presence and as such this is a blended learning course. In addition to attendance in class students are expected to accumulate teaching experience in higher education and in clinical practice. This is set by the NMC at 360 hours across the calendar year. This means that you will need to be released from your workplace for more than one day per week.

Careers or further progression

Career options

The course continues to be an attractive option for those wishing to develop their career. The primary function of the course is to ensure that upon qualification students can become recorded teachers with the NMC. This is a requirement for those wishing to teach substantively on NMC approved courses. In addition there are colleagues who practice in areas that have a substantial educational component and have found that having a qualification as a teacher at a postgraduate level has been very beneficial.

This is a versatile course and it continues to enjoy approval from the University, the NMC and the Higher Education Academy

Further enquiries

Course Director: Mr Brian McGowan
T: +44 (0)28 9036 6492
E: brian.mcgowan@ulster.ac.uk 

Subjects taught

Year one

Teaching Practice Experience
Year: 1
The practice learning experience in all nursing programmes forms an integral part of the curriculum delivered that has several key functions for students. All theoretical instruction needs to be grounded in the context of its professional practice and this module provides that context in both the clinical and higher education environment.

Principles of Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Nursing & Midwifery
Year: 1
The purpose of this module is to enable you to become a lecturer/practice educator and record your award with the NMC. The module will provide you with a sound knowledge of the fundamental principles of learning, teaching and assessing in higher education so that you can apply this to professional education and practice. The module is provided as part fulfilment of the requirements for Lecturer/Practice Educator described by stage 4 of the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards for Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice (2008). The module also reflects the principles outlined at descriptor 2 of the UKPSF. This is a national framework that benchmarks education practice in higher education.

Consolidating Learning, Teaching and Assessing Practice in Nursing & Midwifery
Year: 1
The purpose of this module is to build upon the ideas and concepts introduced in NUR776 to provide students with a complete view of the elements that combine to make learning, teaching and assessment effective in higher education and clinical practice. This module will also enable students to complete the requirements specified by the NMC and thus record a qualification as a Lecturer/Practice Educator. The module will also enable students to meet the requirements of D2 described by the United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF).

Assessment method

Teaching and learning assessment

As you might imagine on a course about learning and teaching a variety of methods are used. This gives students the opportunity to experience different approaches and reflect on them. One of the key skills to be developed in this course though is the extent to which you will be able to self-assess.

Similarly a variety of assessment techniques are used such as essays, observation and simulation.