MSc (Hons) Healthcare Management

Degree Overview

This innovative course is designed for graduates who have, or aspire to, a management role in health and social care. The programme will prepare you to work effectively within the complex and rapidly evolving environments of health and social care, and provide the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills within a broad international context. The programme, delivered by the School of Health and Social Care, will prepare you to work effectively within the complex and rapidly evolving environments of health and social care, and provide the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills within a broad international context. A particular feature is the opportunity to learn on campus with students from Scotland, across Europe and around the world. On completion of the programme students already working in healthcare have attained promotion or commenced further study at PhD level. Others have taken the programme as a stepping stone to healthcare management positions in their home country.

Important

You may incur additional costs during your education at the University over and above tuition fees in an academic year such as laptops, stationary and additional resources.

How you’ll be taught during your degree

You’ll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, online learning and independent study.

Degree Assessments

A range of assessments are used for learning. These include:

• Critically reflective outlines and essay
• Examination
• Learning agreement
• Project proposal
• Project
• Report
• Financial report
• Reflective account