Program Overview

Operational Management in Health and Social Care

Key Facts

• Course code: HESC7006
• Start dates: September 2025
• Application deadline: 1 September (for a September start)
• Location: Headington
• School(s): School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health
• Academic level: 7
• Academic credits: 20

Overview

This Operational Management in Health and Social Care module aims to provide you with an opportunity to examine the way in which the Health and Social Care environment utilises and controls its functions and resources.

You'll examine the national and local strategic and policy framework and implementation mechanisms involved and reflect on how these operate in your setting. You'll seek to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness with which you operationalise national policy and enable its translation into organisational policy and strategy. You'll identify and assess the benefit you are able to derive for the end user in doing so.

You will be assessed 100% through coursework. This module can be taken as a standalone module of 200 hours of study over 12 weeks or as part of a programme of study.

Entry Requirements

• You must normally be from a healthcare background and have support from a manager to undertake this module of study.

English Language Requirements

• In addition to the academic entry qualifications, if your first language is not English you must demonstrate that your level of English is appropriate for study at postgraduate level. An IELTS overall score of 6.5 is required for this course.

Tuition Fees

• 2025/26: £1,000 per module if taken as a standalone module or £1,210 per module if taken as part of an award-bearing course.
• Payment: Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.

Financial Support and Scholarships

• For general sources of financial support, see our Fees and funding pages.

Additional Costs

• Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.

Programme Changes

• On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website. For more information, please visit our changes to programmes page.