HESC7016
20 credits
This module equips you with the skills to find, appraise and utilise research, as well as plan and design a piece of research work. It prepares you to define a...

MSc, PGDip, PGCert
Explore how health and care services support individuals and communities, developing knowledge for professional practice.
Good leaders make good decisions. Good decisions improve health care environments and drive them forward to serve society more fully. Study with us on our Management in Health and Social Care MSc to uncover dynamic approaches to health and social care management and gain the expertise you need to thrive as a leader.
As you study this programme, you’ll develop critical thinking in leadership, looking at how you can influence the various problems we face in health and social care. From interventions that promote working from home, to advocating for CPD training for healthcare professionals, you’ll explore innovative new ways to tackle the problems we face today.
This course will equip you to become a leader in both small teams and larger operational organisations. You’ll understand your role as mentor and you’ll develop skills in strategic management.
From writing business plans, to managing human resources, this interdisciplinary programme of study will give you the skills you need to succeed in a wide range of health and social care management roles.
| Qualification | Typical offer |
|---|---|
| IELTS | IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.5 in reading and writing, and 6.0 in listening and speaking. For more information, please see our English language requirements. |
You must have a UK BSc/BA degree, or equivalent learning experience from a recognised international institution, or a professional qualification applicable to health or social care.
If you do not hold a UK BSc/BA degree or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution, you should contact the Programme Administrator for further information.
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements.
We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for your postgraduate course and also familiarise you with university life in the UK.
Take a Pre-Master's course to develop your subject knowledge, study skills and academic language level in preparation for your master's course.
If you need to improve your English language, we offer pre-sessional English language courses to help you meet the English language requirements of your chosen master’s course.
| Fee types | 2026/27 | 2027/28 |
|---|---|---|
| Home full-time | £10,450 | £10,750 |
| Home part-time | £1,165 per single module | £1,195 per single module |
| International full-time | £18,250 | £19,300 |
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
During this course you’ll examine how different leaders operate, how you can employ different project management tactics, and how you can create systems to achieve operational goals.
As well as leadership and project management, you’ll also study strategic planning, finance and managing resources. You’ll explore coaching and mentoring and learn how to support staff on a one-to-one or one-to-many basis.
You’ll gain extensive research skills, allowing you to question the evidence people are using to make decisions, and find solutions of your own. During this programme you will also have the opportunity to specialise in areas like managing clinical trials and have the flexibility to do independent studies.
Before you finish this course you will also write a dissertation, which enables you to develop a more specialised and deeper understanding of management in your chosen field. This is an opportunity to identify areas of particular interest and tackle them with the support of management experts.
You will learn through the following methods:
Each module amounts to about 200 hours of study time. This is delivered through morning and afternoon sessions and online learning activities.
You can tailor your learning to cover topics suited to your professional development needs, through the course's flexible structure.
You will maximise benefits to your professional role through the use of real workplace issues, adding value to assignments. You can then apply your learning and evidence-based management to your organisation.
Assignments use real workplace issues to add value and maximise benefits to your professional role.
You will be assessed via written work and presentations. The vast majority of assessment is via written assignments as we don't use exams. These written assignments do come with a formative opportunity before the summative submission.
HESC7016
20 credits
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HESC7006
20 credits
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HESC7008
20 credits
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HESC7035
20 credits
This module is designed to enable you to explore the context, theory and application of coaching and mentoring within health and social care organisations. The...
HESC7013
20 credits
This module aims to explore and critique theories, models and strategies for evidence-based practice, with application to the health and social care setting. We...
NURS7067
20 credits
This module is aimed at healthcare professionals whose work directly involves (or wishes to become involved in) clinical trials. This includes principal...
Graduates of our Management in Health and Social Care degree develop a vast amount of expertise. You’ll be able to look for a range of different opportunities. Students have gone on to lead departments in areas such as:
Our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, so module availability and course structures may vary from what is listed here. On rare occasions, we may also need to make updates to our course programmes after publication; for full details, please visit our changes to programmes page (opens in a new tab)