MSc Healthcare Practice at University of Surrey

On our Healthcare Practice MSc, you’ll benefit from an individual learning programme tailored to your area of clinical expertise. Our curriculum is designed to nurture your knowledge, aptitude and skills to advance your career in healthcare.

Department: School of Health Sciences  |  Duration: 5 years part-time  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On our Healthcare Practice MSc course, you’ll develop a critical approach to your studies and practice that will enable you to provide high-quality healthcare. You’ll have the opportunity to analyse key leadership issues in health and social care, while challenging and debating contemporary theory and practice. You’ll explore advanced conceptual models, theories and frameworks of healthcare delivery, and you’ll learn how to evaluate healthcare strategies. Core modules include Transforming Services for Quality, Patient Safety, Quality and Risk, Leading People in Health and Social Care, Research Design and Methodology, Developing Yourself Professionally & Personally, Application of Decision Making, Leading Service Development in Public Health Nursing, Dissertation.

Career pathways

Our course allows you to broaden your education, focus on your specialist area of practice and meet the educational needs of your employer or prospective employer. We’ll help you stay competitive in the job market as a healthcare professional, developing your practice abilities and expanding your knowledge, so you can compete with recent graduates.

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