Course options
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Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma
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Location
Main Campus
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Study mode
Part time
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Start date
14-SEP-26
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
Our programme has been designed to provide the educational background required for clinicians managing medical emergencies in children. Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) is a rapidly expanding specialty. It has its roots in Emergency Medicine and Paediatrics but also has close affiliations with Paediatric Surgical Specialties, Paediatric Critical Care, Primary Care and Public Health. From quite a diverse background, PEM has now developed into a specialty in its own right and there is a great need for extra PEM training on a UK, European and worldwide basis. Prospective students will often be working full-time in professional roles caring for ill and injured children, including practicing doctors, nurses, paramedics and physician associates. Our programme is delivered as a part-time, online, interactive MSc - which affords students learning in a real-world context a degree of flexibility in their approach to study. We use a problem-based learning approach, which promotes active learning appropriate to individual needs. Students will have the option of graduating after one, two or three years with a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, or MSc respectively. Learning outcomes The key learning outcomes of the programme are to enable students to: understand the physiology and pathology behind critical illness and injury in children develop critical and analytical skills develop scientific writing and presentation skills prepare for the ever-changing and expanding medical and scientific knowledge base Educational aims We aim to create a stimulating learning environment using ‘problem-based learning’ to produce graduates with a deep understanding of the principles and practice of paediatric emergencies, and who can improve outcomes for patients and families based on this understanding. This approach can be broken down into three main principles: The application of existing knowledge via a problem-based approach. This challenges the student to critically reflect on their clinical practice. Active rather than passive learning within a real-world context, based on the current scientific literature. Communication of information visually and in prose. From August 2025, teaching on this programme will be delivered by the Edinburgh Medical School. (Revised 1 August 2025 to update reference to Edinburgh Medical School)
Tuition fees
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£ 6,370per year
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University information
The University of Edinburgh
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University League Table
18th
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Campus address
Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
10th out of 39 5
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Entry standards
/ Max 251238 95%4th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 100100.0 100%1st
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.83 71%35th
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