MSc Healthcare Management

The MSc in Healthcare Management at the University of Kent is a comprehensive postgraduate course designed to provide students with a strong academic understanding of the policies, processes, and principles essential to managing services within a healthcare environment. This course trains students to evaluate, synthesize, and implement health strategies, create a balanced portfolio of decision-making information, and improve operational effectiveness and customer service in healthcare organizations. Course Content: The course includes the study of key aspects of healthcare services such as leadership and decision making, economics of public health, the sociology of health and illness. A particular focus of the course is on the management of service improvement and innovation. Key Modules: Core modules include Research Methods, Leadership and Decision Making, and Contemporary Issues in Healthcare. The course also consists of optional modules like Comparative healthcare systems and Negotiation and Persuasion in the Workplace.Accreditations: The MSc in Healthcare Management is fully accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and upon successful completion, students receive a CMI Level 7 Award in addition to their University of Kent degree.Future Careers: Graduates of this course have pursued careers in general practice, public health practice, local and central government, health watchdogs, NHS Foundation Trusts, healthcare charities, and multinational health corporations.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.