MSc Clinical Leadership in Cancer, Palliative and End of Life Care

Typical course content

The core modules of the MSc in clinical leadership in cancer, palliative and end of life care are designed to enable you to progressively develop your leadership ability. Three core themes are integrated within the core modules – leading and managing complex care, interpreting policy and research, and the development of others. These are explored with respect to your practice, the service in which you work, and your ability to develop others and to engage in national and international agendas.

Two optional modules will be selected from the choices available across the University, appropriate to your practice. To see a full list of individual modules, please head to:

The programme consists of five modules and a dissertation: two speciality core modules; two student selected core modules; an e-learning research module; a dissertation.

For the award of Master of Science Clinical Leadership in Cancer, Palliative and End of Life Care (90 ECTS) you must have successfully completed:

• Specialist Practice in Cancer, Palliative and End of Life Care (15 ECTS)
• Leading policy and service design in Cancer, Palliative and End of Life Care (15 ECTS)
• e-Research Methods (10 ECTS)
• Dissertation (30 ECTS).
• A student selected (optional) module (10 ECTS).
• A negotiated student selected (optional) module agreed with the programme lead that develops your clinical leadership expertise in one of these three areas (10 ECTS):

1. Clinical acumen (the ability to lead and manage complex care). Examples include:

• Advancing Practice in Critical Care
• Contemporary Advances in Cardiology
• Decision Making for Advanced Clinical Practice

2. Clinical interpretation (the ability to interpret policy and research and design and lead clinical services fit for purpose). Examples include:

• Applied Qualitative Research Methods
• Applied Quantitative Research Methods
• Collaborative Working for Community Capacity
• Decision Making (The Essence of Decision Making)
• People, Politics, Practice: Contextualising Health Care Research

3. Clinical relationships (the ability to develop others and foster excellence). Examples include:

• Learning and Teaching in Health and Social Care
• Principles of Coaching: Improving Workforce Performance

Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if s/he takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information can be found in the programme handbook (or other appropriate guide or website).