MSc Leadership in Health & Social Care at University of Bradford

Programme overview

This programme is designed to help you progress as a healthcare professional. It will give you both the skills and the professional qualification you need to apply for more senior leadership and management positions within health and social care. Our team of experienced academics and practitioners focus on competent management and effective leadership, giving students from both clinical and managerial backgrounds the tools required to deliver service improvement and sustainable change in health and social care settings.

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Social Care | Department: School of Nursing, Public Health and Healthcare Leadership | Duration: 3 years part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September (2027/28 entry) | Location: Bradford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

First year (core): Management Project, Health and Social Care Leadership, Managing People in Health and Social Care, Understanding Health and Social Care through Policy and Strategy, Leading Change and Service Improvement in Health and Social Care.

Career pathways

The programme is targeted at aspiring international healthcare professionals who wish to apply for leadership and management positions within health and social care, as well as those already working as allied health professionals, clinical scientists, nurses or doctors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The University welcomes applications from all potential students, and offers are made following detailed consideration of each individual application. The decision to offer a place is based on our assessment of a candidate’s potential to benefit from their studies and of their ability to succeed on this particular programme. Whilst you will normally hold a first degree or professional qualification we will consider your application if you do not possess such a qualification but have appropriate health and social care work experience. Work experience of at least one year in a health and social care-related environment - this experience must be detailed in the application. Applicants are required to provide information, as part of their application, to detail how this experience has prepared them for study on this programme. Stronger applications will be those that include some thought as to how the programme will help the applicant reach their specific career goals. Additional entry requirements: Recognised English qualification, for example, GCSE English grade A-C. English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each sub-test. Recognised English qualification, for example, GCSE English grade A-C.

Intake: September (2027/28 entry)

Duration: 3 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://evision.brad.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app_crs

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