Leadership, Management and Change in Health and Social Care MSc

This programme is designed to meet the professional and academic needs of current or potential senior and middle managers working in the health and social care sector, social enterprises, the voluntary or independent sector and other organisations who wish to develop strategic leadership and management skills and enhance their career prospects. Participants come from a wide range of organisations and backgrounds, and this facilitates learning with and from other managers.
The content allows you to explore a number of leadership and management areas depending on your development needs and role in the organisation. The applied nature of the programme provides flexible opportunities to integrate theoretical learning with application to your management practice, developing your skills and knowledge in order to add value within your organisation in today’s rapidly changing environment.
The programme focuses on a number of areas that are designed to equip you with leadership and management theory and skills required of leaders and managers in health and social care organisations. You will consider a range of approaches to leadership and have the opportunity to consider your own leadership style. You will also explore various approaches to managing change within organisations including the use of a number of practical tools to help you manage change effectively. You will select other areas of study from strategy within organisation, human resource management and quality and service improvement.
The topics covered include:
leadership theory and practice
strategy and policy
human resource management
managing change
The programme is delivered by blended learning, with two two-day workshops for each module where you can learn with and from other managers. .
This approach aims to fit with the busy working lives of managers in health and social care sectors