Course summary
The MSc Healthcare Leadership supports professionals to become impactful leaders for the advancement of today’s health and social care environment. The course is suitable for a range of professionals who are involved in health or social care delivery, locally, nationally, or globally. Through this course we provide a platform for professionals to explore health and social care quality, capacity, and resilience, underpinned by person centred principles. This inter-disciplinary course involves the Schools of Law, Computing, Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice and Aberdeen Business School and focuses on leadership, law, ethics, technology, finance, population health, change management and data analysis. We're equipping professionals to lead change in a range of health and social care settings and ensure learning is evidence-based
Modules
Stage 1: In the first stage we will cover leadership, digital literacy, population health and module/s from our elective portfolio of finance and management, data analytics and decision making, leading change, law and ethics and leadership in professional contexts. Stage 2: Full time students in stage 2 will study research and innovation and two of our elective portfolio topics. Part time students in stage 2 will study population health and choose 1 module from our elective portfolio. Stage 3: You will undertake a dissertation module and project.
Assessment method
The MSc Healthcare Leadership Course is driven by a philosophy that is student-centred, progressive and applicable to practice. For full time students, a hybrid approach to learning is adopted, with face-to-face teaching on campus and learning within our virtual learning environment, Moodle. For part time students the course is fully online. Students will apply theoretical learning to health and social care development in a variety of contexts. Exploration and discussion of theory will take place with a diverse selection of students and lecturing staff from various Schools within the university through our elective modules taken from a portfolio of learning.
How to apply
International applicants
Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Find out more on the RGU website - https://www.rgu.ac.uk/english-requirements
Entry requirements
This course is suitable for professionals working in health and social care, including National Health Services, care organisations, private health organisations, care homes, local authorities, government health roles, occupational health, non-governmental and voluntary organisations with a care focus in the UK and internationally. Standard Entry Requirements: Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in any subject discipline. Applicants with a lower degree classification and / or relevant work experience may be considered on a case by case basis. Current (or recent) care work-related experience is required of all candidates seeking admission. Alternative Qualifications: Applicants who do not meet the standard entry qualifications, but do have a professional qualification, combined with a minimum of two years of relevant work experience may be considered on an individual case-by-case basis. Applicants will be required to provide a Personal Statement in support of their application which demonstrates their understanding of the course and the relevance to their future plans.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Sponsorship information
You may be eligible for scholarships or funding. Find out more on the RGU website - https://www.rgu.ac.uk/scholarships
Provider information
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee House
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QB