Course summary
This course is aimed at all health and social care professionals who would like to develop or enhance their leadership and management skills. It offers you an opportunity to design and implement a service improvement project with the support and guidance of your peers and an experienced leadership mentor from practice.
- You will develop your knowledge of leadership and management theories and strategies, enabling you to ethically manage people and resources and work in partnership with others to lead and develop services.
- During your studies you will explore how services are developed and commissioned as well as evaluate the role of the leader in lobbying and influencing change within the care arena.
- You will study alongside a diverse range of students from both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds, bringing a richness to the course which will enhance your learning.
Modules
Core modules: Leadership and Management for Health and Social Care Practice Service Improvement
Assessment method
Assessment involves a variety of methods including a written essay, a presentation and a short report. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Entry requirements
* Applicants must hold an Honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent. * Applicants must be a Registered Healthcare Professional.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements pages.
https://hud.ac.uk/international/courses-and-entry-requirements/international-entry-requirements/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £740 | Module |
| Northern Ireland | £740 | Module |
| Scotland | £740 | Module |
| Wales | £740 | Module |
| Channel Islands | £740 | Module |
| Republic of Ireland | £740 | Module |
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
The part-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate students on this course will be £740 (Band 2) per 15 credit module and £1,480 (Band 2) per 30 credit module. Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance - https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-and-finance/
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X). If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/
Please email the Student Finance Office ([email protected]) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Provider information
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH