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MSc Healthcare Management Programme

The MSc Healthcare Management programme at Queen Margaret University aims to prepare students for work in the field of healthcare management in the UK and beyond. This programme is led by Queen Margaret Business School (QMBS) and taught by the diverse and experienced staff within the School of Health Sciences and QMBS at QMU.

Programme Overview

The programme in healthcare management will equip you with critical analytical skills and some practical skills as well as the theoretical knowledge needed for professional practice within healthcare management, both public and private sector.

Programme Modules

The following modules are part of the MSc Healthcare Management programme:

• Key Issues in Global and Public Health
• Health Systems and Policy
• Human Resource Management
• Organisational Leadership
• Working in Partnership in Health Promotion
• Research Methods for Management
• Accounting for Managers
• Community Health
• Data Analytics for Decision-Making
• Project Design and Management
• Independent Enquiry Project (Health and Nursing)

Module Descriptions

Key Issues in Global and Public Health

Gain an understanding of critical issues in public and global health including the overarching goal of public and global health, key challenges, and the role of political actors.

Health Systems and Policy

This module presents an overview of healthcare systems, their functions, and modes of operation. The implications of different types of health systems in terms of access, financing, equity, and quality in health services will also be examined.

Human Resource Management

Explore the nature of the employment relationship and contemporary human resources management (HRM), the links between organisational strategy and HRM, and the role of line management and HR-performance outcomes.

Organisational Leadership

Develop a critical understanding of leadership within a healthcare setting by linking principles and practices together for the betterment of health-oriented organisations.

Working in Partnership in Health Promotion

Develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of the theory and practice of health promotion in the context of interagency and multidisciplinary partnership collaborations.

Research Methods for Management

Designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to successfully carry out a research project at master's level, including the philosophical underpinnings of research, good research design, data collection and analysis methods, and research ethics.

Accounting for Managers

Seeks to provide a critical understanding of the concepts and analytical techniques in management accounting that can provide relevant information for managerial decision-making in planning and controlling the activities within a healthcare environment.

Community Health

Focuses on local level and primary health care, with a special emphasis on mental health and psychosocial support, examining the challenges of working and intervening at local, community levels.

Data Analytics for Decision-Making

Considers a range of different analytical approaches and links these to the theory around decision-making, including trees and decision analysis.

Project Design and Management

Prepares you to design, implement, and monitor and evaluate health programmes and projects, equipping you with the critical skills needed to assess and overcome obstacles and challenges.

Independent Enquiry Project (Health and Nursing)

Enables you to build upon your programme modules to develop and apply the skills of research and independent inquiry to a self-selected project, contributing insights and advances understanding to a subject, field, or profession.

Admission Requirements

• A recognised undergraduate or postgraduate degree (or equivalent qualification) from an accredited college, institution, or university, equivalent to or higher than a UK Bachelor Honours degree qualification.
• Alternatively, applicants who do not hold a recognised degree but can demonstrate at least two years of relevant work experience in a professional, managerial, or supervisory role may be considered.

English Language Requirements

If English isn't your first language, you will need to provide evidence of English language ability, such as:

• IELTS (Academic) at 6.0 overall with no individual component below 5.5
• Pearson PTE (Academic) overall minimum 59 with 59 in all components
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CCAE & CPE) with minimum scores of 162 in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking
• TOEFL iBT overall minimum 80 with 18 in Reading; 17 in listening, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing
• Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II: Merit or Distinction
• Duolingo minimum overall score of 100 with no individual component of literacy, comprehension, conversation, and production below 90
• IGCSE - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE need minimum grade C
• IGCSE - ENGLISH LANGUAGE minimum grade C
• Degree - Taught and Assessed in English and completed within the last three years with transcript confirming language of study is English
• O-Level English Language or GCSE English Language Grade C or above (UK Exam Board)
• Malaysian SPM 1119 Grade C or above
• If you are a national of a UKVI listed English speaking country, you are exempt from providing a language certificate

Tuition and Fees

The total fees for the programme are £7,875, with the option to pay per module at £656.25 per module.