MBA Public Health Management draft

Program Overview

The MBA Public Health Management program equips managers with tools to analyze, direct, and develop public health activities. It emphasizes a holistic approach to healthcare, leveraging an international student body and highly qualified tutors. The program is structured as a standard 180-credit Level-7 Masters award and is offered entirely online through a partnership with Robert Kennedy College in Zurich, Switzerland.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The MBA Public Health Management program is designed for individuals aiming to improve public health environments. It equips managers with tools to analyze, direct, and develop public health activities. The program emphasizes a holistic approach to healthcare, leveraging the internationality of its student body and drawing on highly qualified tutors.

Objectives:

The program's key objectives are to:

• Provide an advanced understanding of organizational management and the external context in which organizations operate.
• Develop skills in objective analysis, evaluation, and presentation, boosting confidence in assessing and implementing management strategies.
• Foster the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, encouraging critical thinking on improving business and management practices.
• Create a stimulating academic environment that values academic openness and critical appraisal.

Outline:

• Structure: The program is structured as a standard 180-credit Level-7 Masters award, aligned with the UK National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) benchmarks for Business and Management programs.
60 credits are dedicated to a dissertation.
• Content: The program covers a broad range of management and public health principles, including:
• Year One Compulsory Modules:
• Organizational Behaviour
• Financial Management
• Information Management
• Public Health Management Policy
• Strategic Management
• Dissertation
• Residential Module:
• Tackling Global-Local Challenges in Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability

Assessment:

Information about assessment methods and criteria is not provided in the context.

Teaching:

Information about teaching methods, faculty, and unique approaches is not provided in the context.

Careers:

Information about potential career paths, opportunities, and outcomes associated with the completion of the program is not provided in the context.

Other:

• The MBA Public Health Management program is offered in exclusive partnership with Robert Kennedy College in Zurich, Switzerland.
• Applications are made directly through Robert Kennedy College's website.
• The program is delivered entirely online, allowing students to study at their own pace and from anywhere in the world.
• The program is suitable for those who wish to continue their existing careers without interruption.
• The program emphasizes the importance of developing leadership and management skills to drive organizational change.

The tuition fee for this course is 12,000 CHF (Swiss Francs). This includes library access, OnlineCampus access, graduation fees, and University of Cumbria matriculation fees. Fees are payable in interest-free instalments. The fees are for the entire programme, and include all the courses as well as supervision for the finaldissertation. Some of the textbooks that you will need for the course are not included in these fees.