Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Management and Leadership

Course Description

This Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Leadership prepares you for higher leadership and management roles within the healthcare industry. It integrates a thorough grounding in advanced business management and healthcare theory and practice, with an understanding of the structure and operation of healthcare systems.

Entry Requirements

Candidates who apply for this course must possess one of the following:

• a Level 6 degree in a related field;

OR

• a Level 5 diploma or higher diploma and 5 years’ work experience in a supervisory or managerial role.

Preference is given to applicants having a Level 6 degree in a discipline related to the healthcare industry and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience in management within the sector.

Target Audience

This course is targeted at Healthcare professionals with work experience; people such as

• Nurses and Midwives
• Nursing Managers
• Ward Managers
• Clinic/Department Managers
• Physiotherapists
• Social Workers
• Doctors
• Professionals allied to medicine, such as paramedics
• Staff within the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries
• General Managers without clinical qualifications.

Kindly note that the target group focuses on people already employed within the Healthcare sector and who wish to have a more thorough background in the subject in order to progress further in their career.

Career Paths

The programme aims to prepare you for senior posts such as that of chief executive officer, managing director or head of department of any healthcare entity such as a hospital, clinic or ward, amongst others.

Modules

You are required to complete 6 compulsory modules and 4 electives (60 ECTS) to fulfil the requirements of this postgraduate diploma.

How you’ll be assessed

The course comprises:

• Evening classes for part-time courses.
• Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
• Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
• Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.

Assessment

Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:

• Modular Assessment
• Summative Assessment

The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.