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  MSc Leadership in Healthcare (Online Delivery)


Online University of South Wales    Faculty of Business and Creative Industries

Part time September, March MSc 1-2 years part-time
Business & Management (5) Nursing & Health (27)

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The MSc Leadership in Healthcare (Online Delivery) is a one-year programme designed for individuals working in healthcare roles who want to develop their leadership skills. This course is suitable for GP practice managers, pharmacy managers, healthcare directorate managers, and managers in pharmaceutical companies. It provides advanced knowledge of healthcare organizations, management, and the changing external context. You will learn various leadership and management theories, and how to apply them in complex healthcare settings. The programme includes modules on research methodologies and critical appraisal, as well as a professional project. The course offers online learning with group discussions and support from a dedicated team. International applicants are welcome with an IELTS score of 6.0 or above.

About the course

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 a knowledge of research methods and techniques as well as the personal and theoretical strategies required to bring about change.

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Entry Requirements

This course is ideal for anyone working in a healthcare role that needs leadership skills. You'll have a degree but this doesn't have to be in medicine.

As well as those already in healthcare leadership roles, this course is useful for GP practice managers, pharmacy managers, healthcare directorate managers and managers in pharmaceutical companies.

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

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