Course summary

This one-year Integrated Healthcare Management BSc (Hons) Top-Up aims to complement work completed on the HND in Health and Social Care. It allows you to consolidate knowledge necessary to function as an operational manager. The modules focus on leadership practice and allow you to experience practical activities designed to improve quality within the setting as well as contributing to personal and professional development. You will have the opportunity to choose activities and research topics which relate directly to situations in the workplace and allow you to make changes under the guidance of experienced managers in child care practice. Once you have graduated you will have a full honours degree and be ready to progress into management positions in hospitals, local government or education, The positions include operational management in care settings and hospice settings with responsibility for quality improvement, planning and implementing change and reviewing the outcomes. Past students who have completed the Integrated Healthcare Management degree have reported opportunities for career enhancement or an increase in internal and external responsibilities, whilst others have continued their studies to gain FE teacher status.