Program Description

The MSc in Healthcare Management combines a comprehensive grounding in the functions of management with their application in a healthcare context. The course features core management modules covering areas such as leadership, strategy, organisational behaviour and accounting together with skills vital to healthcare managers around managing clinical professionals and quality and safety.

This degree will equip you with the skills to critically evaluate the published literature on healthcare management and to synthesise the range of issues and perspectives which inform research and practice in the field. It will also develop your practical transferable skills including the ability to conduct independent research. You will have the opportunity to develop the expertise and knowledge to manage competently, capably and ethically. The course has been designed to meet the needs of those wishing to take-up or prepare themselves for a management role in the NHS or healthcare. This postgraduate qualification can also be taken by students studying for an undergraduate medical degree as an intercalated MSc (iMSc).This postgraduate degree has been developed with the healthcare management professional in mind and offers many opportunities for career enhancement. Our courses are both intellectually stimulating and relevant to career needs, a fact endorsed by over 20,000 School of Business graduates from about 100 countries.

By taking the MSc in Healthcare Management, you will acquire the latest academic and professional knowledge in the areas of management, human resource development, leadership and strategy which will enhance your professional development and career prospects. The course can also contribute to your career development by offering skills that are in acknowledged shortage in the health service, and which align with nationally recognised NHS criteria for promotion and job profiling.

Admission Requirements

• Hold a medical degree from a University with a First class classification and an average of at least 60%-75%

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6.5

Remarks:

• IELTS Waiver for Indian Students - At least 70% marks in English language course in Higher Secondary School.
• For Indian Students:- Also accept, as evidence of English language skills, an undergraduate degree from one of the following Indian universities (including affiliated colleges): Anna University, Mumbai University, Pune University, Bangalore University, University of Delhi, University of Madras, Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).