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MSc Leadership in Healthcare (Online Delivery)

MSc Leadership in Healthcare (Online Delivery)

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Online | University of South Wales | 1 year | SEP-24

Study mode

Online

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Health Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This one-year online Masters, run in partnership with Diploma MSc, is ideal for anyone working in a healthcare role that needs leadership skills, such as GP practice managers, pharmacy managers, healthcare directorate managers and managers in pharmaceutical companies. It will develop advanced knowledge of organisations, their management and the changing external context in which they operate.

You will learn how to apply a variety of leadership and management theories and philosophies to complex situations in healthcare settings, and how to harness the human resource potential within healthcare organisations.

This Masters qualification will develop knowledge of research methods and techniques as well as the personal and theoretical strategies required to bring about change.

The Leadership in Healthcare Masters course provides a progression route from the Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership in Healthcare.

We intend to deliver our courses in a blended format; with a proportion of the teaching and learning being delivered digitally, and where it is safe to do so, some teaching and learning being delivered in person and using social distancing and/or mitigating measures as deemed appropriate in line with government guidance.

Assessment

Students are expected in the first 8 weeks to interact with their tutor on a weekly basis. Students select a specific project and submit a project summary/proposal (approximately 1,500 words).

Careers

This is more than a management course. Managers are responsible for planning, organising, leading and controlling functions within an organisation. But not all managers are leaders.

This course will help you develop the skills needed to be a leader – such as communication, motivation, providing inspiration and guidance, and encouraging employees to rise to a higher level of productivity.

Modules

This module is designed to help students recognise, understand, interpret and apply methods used in healthcare research and critically appraise the various methodologies specific to leadership research. It will prepare you for the professional project by looking at qualitative and quantitative approaches. You will learn how to analyse and interpret research in leadership and management related in healthcare settings. What's more, you will develop the skills to selectively adopt, analyse and apply research tools to answer research questions in healthcare leadership and service development.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,100

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£9,100

Entry requirements

To secure your place on the course you typically need one of the following: A non-medical degree working in a healthcare role; A medical degree Relevant professional healthcare (eg doctor, nurse) qualifications. All applications are assessed on an individual basis so if you don’t have one of the above your prior experience may be taken into account.

University information

The University of South Wales (USW) is progressive and career-oriented university, which provides high quality tuition and course content developed in collaboration with key employers and industry-leading professional partners. The university offers a huge selection of courses, over 500 in total, and a comprehensive selection of postgraduate taught and research programmes which are internationally regarded. Courses are designed with the needs of...more