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MSc Healthcare Operational Management

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Developed collaboratively by WMG's Institute of Digital Healthcare, Warwick Medical School and The National Health Service, this Healthcare Operational Management MSc drives the implementation of innovative digital technologies and services to facilitate improvement in the complex healthcare service sector.

This course has been designed to fulfil the specific needs of graduates interested in a management or leadership role within the complex distributed health service sector. Healthcare organisations share many commonalities with production facilities, including the need for efficient process flow, harnessing the advantages of data and technologies for decision-making, change management, and quality standards.  

You will explore the principles, approaches, strategies and techniques to understand, model, analyse and manage complex healthcare systems. You will learn to measure efficiency and improve effectiveness and productivity, without compromising quality or safety. Ultimately, you will gain the essential knowledge to manage the integration of people, processes, systems, and technologies to ensure the delivery of consistent, cost-effective, high quality, person centric care.  

Entry Requirements

2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a range of disciplines across technical, medical, scientific, management and social sciences.

Candidates with a UK 2:2 (or equivalent) may be accepted upon demonstration of relevant professional experience.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries.

Student Destinations

Healthcare is a dynamic sector with ever-increasing demands worldwide. There is a constant need for experts with the knowledge, skills and expertise to manage and drive innovation, implement change and improve quality and efficiency in healthcare services.

As a graduate of the MSc in Healthcare Operational Management, you will have a broad range of career opportunities open to you within managerial or organisational leadership roles. With additional experience, you would expect to progress into a key executive role in the healthcare sector, which would involve leading and overseeing programmes, service transformation and policy.

Module Details

Core modules are required modules that all students will complete whilst on this programme. For Healthcare Operational Management (HOM), your core modules are:

  • Leading Change in Healthcare
  • Quality and Productivity in Health Service Systems
  • Operational Management and Clinical Systems Improvement
  • Introduction to Health Informatics
  • Electronic Healthcare Records
  • Epidemiology and Statistical Methods for Quality Improvement
  • Introduction to Health Economics
  • Resource Management in Health Service Quality

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