Program Overview

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Healthcare Management, MSc/PGDip/PGCert

This online healthcare management programme will help you analyse and improve your managerial effectiveness, supporting your progression towards senior management positions in the healthcare sector.

Overview

Our healthcare management Programmes are online degrees aimed at health sector workers who want to keep abreast of latest developments. You can study our modules individually for your continuing professional development (CPD) or follow a specific pathway to pursue a postgraduate award (PGCert / PGDip / MSc) in Healthcare Management.

Course Structure

• Complete two modules for a PG Cert in Healthcare Management
• Complete four modules for a PG Diploma in Healthcare Management
• Complete four modules and a research project to gain an MSc in Healthcare Management

Modules

Year 1

• Immunocytochemistry in Diagnostic Cellular Pathology (30 credits)
• Clinical Data Interpretation (30 credits)
• Diagnostic Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Applied Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Haemoglobinopathies (30 credits)
• Haemolytic Anaemias (30 credits)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (30 credits)
• Blood Film Morphology (30 credits)
• Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Histological Laboratory Procedures (30 credits)
• Parasitology (30 credits)
• Governance and Risk Management (30 credits)
• Change Management in Healthcare Settings (30 credits)
• Robotics and Automation (in Laboratory Science) (30 credits)
• Genomics (30 credits)
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism (30 credits)
• Healthcare Law and Ethics (30 credits)
• Management of Healthcare Associated Infection (30 credits)
• Medical Mycology (30 credits)
• Quality Systems Management (30 credits)
• Point of Care Testing (30 credits)
• Blood Transfusion (30 credits)
• Managing Learning and Development in Healthcare (30 credits)
• Diabetes and the Clinical Laboratory (30 credits)
• Haematological Malignancies (30 credits)
• Antibiotics (30 credits)
• Medical Laboratory Statistics (30 credits)

Year 2

• Immunocytochemistry in Diagnostic Cellular Pathology (30 credits)
• Clinical Data Interpretation (30 credits)
• Diagnostic Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Applied Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Haemoglobinopathies (30 credits)
• Haemolytic Anaemias (30 credits)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (30 credits)
• Blood Film Morphology (30 credits)
• Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Histological Laboratory Procedures (30 credits)
• Parasitology (30 credits)
• Governance and Risk Management (30 credits)
• Change Management in Healthcare Settings (30 credits)
• Robotics and Automation (in Laboratory Science) (30 credits)
• Genomics (30 credits)
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism (30 credits)
• Healthcare Law and Ethics (30 credits)
• Management of Healthcare Associated Infection (30 credits)
• Medical Mycology (30 credits)
• Quality Systems Management (30 credits)
• Point of Care Testing (30 credits)
• Blood Transfusion (30 credits)
• Managing Learning and Development in Healthcare (30 credits)
• Diabetes and the Clinical Laboratory (30 credits)
• Haematological Malignancies (30 credits)
• Antibiotics (30 credits)
• Medical Laboratory Statistics (30 credits)

Year 3

• Immunocytochemistry in Diagnostic Cellular Pathology (30 credits)
• Clinical Data Interpretation (30 credits)
• Diagnostic Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Applied Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Haemoglobinopathies (30 credits)
• Haemolytic Anaemias (30 credits)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (30 credits)
• Blood Film Morphology (30 credits)
• Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Histological Laboratory Procedures (30 credits)
• Parasitology (30 credits)
• Governance and Risk Management (30 credits)
• Change Management in Healthcare Settings (30 credits)
• Robotics and Automation (in Laboratory Science) (30 credits)
• Genomics (30 credits)
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism (30 credits)
• Healthcare Law and Ethics (30 credits)
• Management of Healthcare Associated Infection (30 credits)
• Medical Mycology (30 credits)
• Quality Systems Management (30 credits)
• Point of Care Testing (30 credits)
• Blood Transfusion (30 credits)
• Managing Learning and Development in Healthcare (30 credits)
• Diabetes and the Clinical Laboratory (30 credits)
• Haematological Malignancies (30 credits)
• Antibiotics (30 credits)
• Medical Laboratory Statistics (30 credits)

Year 4

• Immunocytochemistry in Diagnostic Cellular Pathology (30 credits)
• Clinical Data Interpretation (30 credits)
• Diagnostic Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Applied Haemostasis and Thrombosis (30 credits)
• Haemoglobinopathies (30 credits)
• Haemolytic Anaemias (30 credits)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (30 credits)
• Blood Film Morphology (30 credits)
• Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Histological Laboratory Procedures (30 credits)
• Parasitology (30 credits)
• Governance and Risk Management (30 credits)
• Change Management in Healthcare Settings (30 credits)
• Robotics and Automation (in Laboratory Science) (30 credits)
• Genomics (30 credits)
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism (30 credits)
• Healthcare Law and Ethics (30 credits)
• Management of Healthcare Associated Infection (30 credits)
• Medical Mycology (30 credits)
• Quality Systems Management (30 credits)
• Point of Care Testing (30 credits)
• Blood Transfusion (30 credits)
• Managing Learning and Development in Healthcare (30 credits)
• Diabetes and the Clinical Laboratory (30 credits)
• Haematological Malignancies (30 credits)
• Antibiotics (30 credits)
• Medical Laboratory Statistics (30 credits)

Year 5

• Project (Biomed Online) (60 credits)

Entry Requirements

UK Citizens and Permanent Residents

• An undergraduate (honours) degree at 2:2, or above, in a relevant subject
• Applicants without a degree that have professional clinical qualifications or relevant professional experience in healthcare/the NHS may be considered
• Applicants are also expected to be registered practitioners

International Entry Requirements

• The University of Greenwich accepts a broad range of international qualifications for admission to our courses
• For detailed information on the academic and English language requirements, please find your country in our directory

Fees and Funding

• Details of costs and fees can be viewed at BioMed Online
• Scholarships and bursaries are available
• The Greenwich Bursary is worth £700 for new undergraduate students with a low household income, entering Year 0 or 1 who meet the eligibility criteria
• The EU Bursary is available for new EU students

Careers and Placements

• Courses are suitable for healthcare professionals including biomedical, clinical and research scientists; laboratory, hospital and health service managers; nurses, pharmacists and medical technical officers; quality, health and safety and risk and governance managers
• BioMed Online helps employees across the health sector to stay abreast of the latest developments in biomedical science and related subjects

Support and Advice

• The BioMed team ensures that the course is updated regularly, using student and tutor reports, workplace reports, external examiner reports and consultations with subject matter experts
• Technical support for this programme is provided by the Product Manager
• The Admin Manager and Administrator at BioMed is available for administrative matters and advice

School

• Science

Duration

• 1-7 years distance learning

Start Month

• October; April

What You Should Know About This Course

• Complete two 12-week modules to gain a PGCert in Healthcare Management
• Complete four 12-week modules to gain a PGDip in Healthcare Management
• Complete four modules and a research project to gain an MSc in Healthcare Management

Distance Learning

• Distance learning

Assessment

• The assessment procedure is different for each course
• The assessments include quizzes, reports, presentations and project work
• Your course tutor will guide you through them
• The research project (MSc) should be of a standard suitable for publication in a scientific journal or equivalent

Feedback Summary

• Weekly online discussion sessions are scheduled into the course timetable to provide swift feedback on activities
• Feedback is conducted one-to-one between tutor and student online and is monitored by the course team to ensure support is continuously maintained

Dates and Timetables

• Terms run from October to January, and April to July

Learning Experience

• Structured learning and teaching activities encourage interaction and engagement between students and tutors using online communication tools
• The 60-credit research project (MSc only) is designed to be relevant to your profession and of benefit to your workplace
• You'll be supported by a member from your workplace and a member of the university

Class Sizes

• Courses are delivered in small groups with a high level of student support
• Tutor-to-student ratio is 1:10

Independent Learning

• Your tutor will help you develop your knowledge and skills as you work through the course
• Self-management and professional development is integral to the course
• You develop these skills as you work through the learning activities
• Modules are updated each time they are run, so the material is always current and appropriate for the skills you need

Overall Workload

• The courses are designed to give you 60 hours of learning over 12 weeks
• You will work hard for a short period
• Experience has shown that this is the best period of time for working with distance-learning materials
• Courses are updated each time they are run, so you can be sure that the material is current and appropriate for the skills you need to gain

Course Team

• Each tutor is an expert who has been selected for their knowledge and experience of the healthcare workplace and trained by us to support students online
• The course leader oversees the programme to ensure high standards and value
• Technical support is provided by the Product Manager
• The Operations Co-ordinator and Administrators at BioMed are available for administrative matters and advice

About the Course Team

• Dr Giulia Getti, Associate Professor in Microbiology, Director (Academic) BioMed Online learning, Head of the Tissue Culture and Parasitology Laboratory

Available to Overseas Students?

• Yes

Can I Use Prior Learning?

• You can apply for any study you have already completed to be recognised where there is a close match to one of our modules (in terms of content and credits)
• Please contact for more information

Recognition of Prior Learning

• Recognition of Prior Learning is available

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