Program Overview

Global Leadership and Management in Healthcare (Senior Leader Apprenticeship) MSc

Overview

The course is distinctive in its field, focusing on developing the global mindset, a leadership and management concept applicable across global health systems. The World Health Organization identifies ‘using a global mindset for local issues’. This course develops the apprentice's skills, knowledge and behaviours required to embrace a global mindset and to lead and manage safe, high-quality and effective healthcare.

Course Details

Course Structure

• Core modules:
  • Advanced Personal Effectiveness
  • Leadership, Culture and Context
  • Leading and Managing Improvement
  • Major Project
  • Managing the Human Dimension of Change
  • Positive Organisational Behaviours
  • Well Led Organisation

How You Learn

• The Well Led Organisation and Leadership, Culture and Context modules are delivered through online learning with recorded lecturers and collaborative online learning activities.
• Action learning and facilitated coaching conversations develop skills in presenting ideas, supportive critical questioning and facilitating reflective and solution-focused practice.
• A professional portfolio evidences leadership and management knowledge, experiences and competencies.
• Independent and self-directed learning is a feature of master level courses.
• The Major Project is a self-managed piece of work with support through one-to-one supervision sessions.

How You Are Assessed

• A range of formative and summative assessments include a reflective essay, case study analysis, presentations, oral examinations, management reports and a major project.
• The apprentice is assessed on their subject-specific knowledge, cognitive and intellectual skills and transferable skills applicable to the workplace.
• All assignments are submitted electronically.
• Following successful completion, the apprentice is assessed by an independent end-point assessor for their apprenticeship.

Entry Requirements

• To be accepted on to an apprenticeship course, you must have support from your employer and meet the course entry requirements.
• Apprentices should normally have an honours degree (2.2 classification or above) in a health-related subject or in leadership or management.
• Previous experience and evidence of study at level 6 may be considered.

Employability

Career Opportunities

• This apprentice develops core transferable skills, knowledge and behaviours required to effectively lead and manage within healthcare organisations.

Professional Accreditation

• This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
• On successful completion, the learner is also eligible for a CMI level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership and Chartered Managers status.

Part-time

• Entry: January or September
• Fee for UK applicants: £14,000
• Length: 2 years +6 months EPA
• Attendance: Blended

More Information

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• Service user and carer involvement: Service users and carers support all aspects of our students' lifecycle from recruitment to graduation.