Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: MSc 1 year
Study health and social care at an advanced level, learn alongside students from around the world and enhance your career development.
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.
Our MSc in Healthcare Management has a 93% overall student satisfaction score (PTES,2023).
Typical entry points to this course are in January and September. Please enquire for more information.
The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at a 2:2 or above. We are looking for an academic background in a related subject. This includes healthcare professional degrees e.g. nursing, medicine, dentistry, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, health promotion, health administration or health management. We may also consider different subjects if you are a registered healthcare professional working at a senior level.
We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient relevant work experience within the industry.
As part of your personal statement, you should include the following information to support your application:
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By studying healthcare management at Edinburgh Napier University, you will become an innovative leader in healthcare practice, with strong communication and collaboration skills which will enable you to work effectively as a healthcare manager. You will learn how to critically analyse current health and social policy at a local, national and global level and develop your problem-solving skills to influence strategic and organisational decision making in the wider healthcare context.
What does a healthcare manager do?
Health care managers play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of health care departments within primary healthcare and social care settings. They are responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the delivery of health services. This may include managing staff, budgets, and resources to ensure the delivery of safe and effective high-quality patient care.
Future healthcare managers need to be able to integrate theory and practice to be able to work effectively in a highly complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment.
Daily tasks and responsibilities within this role may include:
Modules that you will study* as part of this course:
* These are indicative only and reflect the course structure in the current academic year. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.
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