Health and Social Care Management and Policy - MSc

at London Metropolitan University

Modular structure

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year 1 modules include:
 

• Health and Social Care Management and Policy Dissertation (core, 60 credits)
• Management of Health and Social Services (core, 20 credits)
• Research Methods for Health and Social Care (core, 20 credits)
• Strategic Planning and Change Management (core, 20 credits)
• Understanding the Policy Process (core, 20 credits)
• Children and Families: Policy and Practice (option, 20 credits)
• Ethical Issues in Healthcare (option, 20 credits)
• Health Improvement (option, 20 credits)
• Health in the City (option, 20 credits)
• Healthcare Public Health (option, 20 credits)
• Interprofessional Practice (option, 20 credits)
• Managing Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace (option, 20 credits)
• Managing Teams (option, 20 credits)
• Wellbeing in Later Life (option, 20 credits)

You will be required to have:
 

• a good honours degree in a health-related subject or sociology, psychology, the social sciences or politics, or the ability to demonstrate the knowledge base, academic skills and motivation to benefit from and succeed in an advanced level award (Applicants with lower qualifications but substantial work or voluntary experience in a relevant area may be considered)

We're looking for motivated applicants who have a degree in health, management, policy, social care or related subjects and can demonstrate their knowledge base, strong analytical abilities that are underpinned by academic skills. Health and social care managers or policy makers with substantial relevant work experience may be considered and are also encouraged to apply. Experienced clinical staff or senior practitioners moving into a management role will be considered.

UK/Home Fees

Cost
£9,300 per year

Overseas Fees

Cost
£16,500 per year

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees.

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

This qualification will enhance the career prospects of those working in many settings where knowledge and skills in health and social care management or policy making is relevant. Graduates from our existing programmes report improved career choices and advancement as a result of learning acquired on this programme.

Many have gone on to careers as drug and alcohol rehabilitation managers, managers of learning disability services, primary care development managers, day centre managers, sure start programme managers, health visitor managers, prison service managers, residential and nursing care home managers, advisors in local authorities, community care managers, managed policy research, service commissioners, public health consultants and policy makers.