International Health Management

Imperial College Business School

Postgraduate

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This one-year programme uniquely combines business-focused teaching and cutting-edge research to provide the essential management skills to springboard students into a management career in the global healthcare sector.Graduates are prepared for a management career in a diverse group of healthcare organisations both in the public and private domains. These include pharmaceutical and health technology companies, consulting firms, healthcare provider organisations, government health systems, insurance agencies and international organisations.

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London
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South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ

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About this course

This one-year programme uniquely combines business-focused teaching and cutting-edge research to provide the essential management skills to springboard students into a management career in the global healthcare sector. Graduates are prepared for a management career in a diverse group of healthcare organisations both in the public and private domains. These include pharmaceutical and health technology companies, consulting firms, healthcare provider organisations, government health systems, insurance agencies and international organisations.

All applicants must apply online. Most courses don't have a formal closing date, but popular courses close when they are full, so you should apply early to avoid disappointment. There may also be funding deadlines that apply to you. You will need to upload documents with your applications, which may include transcripts and degree certificates. Offer holders will need to pay a deposit to secure your place. This will be deducted from the balance of...

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Healthcare
  • IT Management
  • Management
  • International
  • Project
  • Skills and Training
  • Health Management
  • Systems

Course programme

Modules shown are for the current academic year, and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

In addition to the core modules, you will take part in the compulsory business plan competition, participate in a healthcare sector project and write a healthcare essay.

Modules Core modules
  • Accounting
  • Contemporary topics in healthcare
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Evaluating evidence for managerial decision making
  • Health economics
  • Health informatics
  • Health systems policy and financing
  • Management challenges of healthcare organisations
  • Managing change and innovation in healthcare
  • Marketing
  • Organisational behaviour and human resource management
  • Strategic management
Business plan competition

Working in teams on the development of an idea, the competition involves two distinctive elements:

  • an elevator pitch
  • a substantive presentation

This provides an opportunity to experience all the stages involved in putting a business idea together, along with the experience of selling it to potential backers.

Healthcare sector project

This is an opportunity to apply what you have learned to a real-life scenario in the healthcare sector. The focus is on developing your skills in managing a real project from inception to completion.

Healthcare essay

The healthcare essay is a 3,000-word essay on a relevant healthcare topic.

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