Credit bearing module Organisational Resource Management in Health and Social Care
Explore how health and care services support individuals and communities, developing knowledge for professional practice.
Key facts
- Level
- Continuing professional development (CPD)
- Academic level
- 7
- Academic credits
- 20
- School
- School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health
- Application deadline
- 1 January (for a January start).
About this course
Scarcity of resources is a basic economic problem with which public service managers charged with resource management have to contend.
This module will give you a broad understanding of the role played by economics and the management of finance within the health and social care sectors. We'll explore the different ways of allocating funds to health and social care organisations, categories of costs and how each behaves. We'll also focus on the budgetary process to help you improve your skills as budget holders.
Through this module you will become more confident at:
- negotiating for additional resources
- working with local development plans
- developing business plans and business cases.
You will be assessed 100% through coursework. This module may be taken as a standalone module of 200 hours of study over 12 weeks. Or it may be completed as part of a programme of study.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
You must normally be from healthcare background and have support from a manager to undertake this module of study.
This course is not available to international students who require a student sponsor to study in the UK.
Fees and funding
Fees
| Fee types | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Home part-time | £1,000 per single module, where taken as part of an award-bearing course the module fee is £1,260 |
How and when to pay
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.
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- For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page.
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How to apply
Apply through our Moodle Portal.
If you wish to take this as a standalone module then you can apply to be a postgraduate associate student using our online application portal. You will need to register for the portal prior to proceeding with an application.
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