Entry requirements* a UK first degree, or equivalent learning experience, from a recognised international institution, or a professional qualification applicable to health or social care * evidence of recent study (within last five years) at degree or equivalent level * six months management/supervisory experience as an employee/volunteer within the health/social care sector. If you do not hold a first UK degree or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution, you should contact the Programme Administrator for further information. For applicants whose first language is not English you will need to meet the English language requirements, outlined in the Oxford Brookes University postgraduate regulations.
Academic titleMSc / PGDip / PGCert Management in Health and Social Care
Course description MSc / PGDip / PGCert
The MSc in Management in Health and Social Care offered by Oxford Brookes welcomes UK, EU and international applicants who want to study health and social care management at an advanced level. Studying this specialised MSc at Oxford Brookes will enable you to work effectively at management level in your chosen field. This is a higher degree introducing the disciplines of senior management within a health and social care context. It is designed to be flexible, enabling you to tailor your learning so that you can cover topics suited to your own professional development needs.
Clinical safety is not just about clinical skills; the impact of organisational management on delivering quality health and social care is fundamental. This course will help you to manage with confidence. You will be well equipped to deal with the challenges of the ever-changing and complex environment of health and social care; you will learn theory to give you the big picture and critical thinking to apply it in practice. This course offers you the opportunity to understand the changes that have taken place in health and social care policy and the operational environment at local, national and international levels. It will challenge you to realise your potential and:
* coach you for improved performance
* build your knowledge of the core functions of management including developing service redesign and business plans and building skills for operational management of resources
* examine policy and strategy in the NHS and the wider context
* understand and apply social and economic policy
* gain and apply research skills
* expand your networks.
Course content
The course seeks to develop your knowledge, skills and experience as a manager of resources and strategic policy, allowing you to contribute to the formation of corporate policy. We will help you to develop the skills needed to plan, implement and evaluate projects and to develop competence in the practice setting based on the management charter initiative.
The course is offered at three levels: a postgraduate certificate (PGCert), a postgraduate diploma (PGDip) and as a master’s degree (MSc).
The PGCert is based on the completion of the following modules:
* Leadership in Health and Social Care or Human Resource Management in Health and Social Care (single modules)
* Operational Management in Health and Social Care (single module)
* Managing Finance in Health and Social Care (single module).
The PGDip is based on the completion of the modules listed under the PGCert, plus the following:
* Advanced Research Design (single module)
* Leadership in Health and Social Care or Human Resource Management in Health and Social Care (single modules)
* plus one acceptable single module selected from the CPD (Continuing Professional Development) course portfolio. For example: Work-Based Learning, Independent Study, Ethics in Health and Social Care, Statistics for Health and Social Care, Evaluation of Health Care, and many more.
The MSc is based on the completion of the modules listed under PGCert and PGDip plus the following:
* Dissertation or Project Management (triple modules).