Course summary
This innovative online programme is designed for those with an interest in pursuing a career in management or with managerial responsibilities in the healthcare sector. The programme aims to create a new generation of health and care professionals who not only understand the challenges faced by health systems and healthcare organisations but are able to instigate sustainable transformative solutions. You will benefit from teaching led by leading academics from Bristol Medical School and Bristol Business School, as well as frontline practitioners and health care experts. This interdisciplinary approach ensures both a comprehensive, research-driven theoretical framework and practice-oriented knowledge and management skills. The programme will equip you with knowledge and skills to better understand and tackle the shared challenges faced by health systems across the world, including the National Health Service. It will analyse traditional and innovative models of delivering healthcare provision, and effective leadership of healthcare organisations, with a particular focus on improvements in patient safety and service quality, the use of innovations in technology and the effective allocation of financial resources The programme is delivered through a blend of live online teaching sessions, recorded content, activities and web-based discussions. Through collaborative learning environments, you will network and learn from peers from a variety of backgrounds. Online learning offers the flexibility to study from anywhere in the world, allowing you to manage your own time and resources efficiently whatever your personal and professional commitments.
Assessment method
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/media/postgraduate/admissions-statements/2025/msc-healthcare-management.pdf
How to apply
International applicants
The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students and accepts a wide range of qualifications for postgraduate study. If you study or have studied at a university outside the UK, please select the relevant page for further information on qualifications, scholarships and education representatives in your country/region: bristol.ac.uk/international/countries
Entry requirements
An upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent in any healthcare subject or discipline, including social work, veterinary and dental qualifications. Applicants must be in current part-time or full-time employment in a professional field, not limited to the health professions or a health service environment. For applicants who are currently completing a degree, we understand that their final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades they achieve during their studies. We will consider applicants whose interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements. We may make these applicants an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so the applicant would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of their degree. Specific module requirements may still apply. We will consider applicants whose grades are slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements, if they have evidence of significant, relevant work experience. This is not limited to work in the healthcare sector. If this is the case, applicants should include their CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when they apply, showing details of their relevant work experience and/or qualifications. See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £7150 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £7150 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £7150 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £7150 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £7150 | Year 1 |
| EU | £13900 | Year 1 |
| International | £13900 | Year 1 |
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
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.
More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/support/finances/
Provider information
University of Bristol
Beacon House
Queen’s Road
Bristol
BS8 1QU