PgDip Transforming and Leading in Health Care at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

This Masters (MSc) in Transforming and Leading Health Care is designed as a multidisciplinary programme for professionals and managers leading across both health and can be accessed as a purely on line course or as blended delivery.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Nursing and Midwifery, Health Professions | Duration: 1 year (Blended Learning) full-time; 1 year (Distance Learning) full-time; 2 years (Blended Learning) part-time; 2 years (Distance Learning) part-time | Study mode: full-time/part-time | Intake: September 2027, January 2028, April 2028 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

As health care provision becomes increasingly complex, with greater demand for services and more people with multiple long-term conditions plus the shortages of skilled professionals, there is a growing importance on how health care components (workforce/politics/economics/ accreditation) need to improve and transform. Most health systems globally are under sustained financial constraint and rising consumer expectation. The need to redesign systems is becoming increasingly important. Modules include Global Policy in Health Care, Innovation, Creativity and Improvement in Health Care, Leadership Skills and Project Management for Health and Healthcare, Research: Methods of enquiry, Profiling Experiential Learning.

Career pathways

This programme equips you with enhanced knowledge in; interpersonal and leadership skills and health care improvement and policy, which contributes positively to employability within areas of health care. Promotes enterprising, professional, work-ready and creative problem solvers, wiling to respond to change and manage it effectively within health care.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants must be working in an appropriate environment in order to fully engage with the chosen modules. Applicants will also need one of the following: A relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent or a 60 credit level 6 award in an appropriate subject area. A minimum of five years’ experience in a relevant healthcare area and evidence of successfully completed level 6 study within the preceding 2 years. A minimum of five years’ experience in a relevant healthcare area accompanied by the submission of a 2,000-3,000 discursive essay. This will be marked at level 6 and will need to meet the pass mark of 40% in order for an offer to be made. The essay title and further information will be sent to eligible students on application. IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band, or equivalent.

Intake: September 2027, January 2028, April 2028

Duration: 1 year (Blended Learning) full-time; 1 year (Distance Learning) full-time; 2 years (Blended Learning

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