Management and Healthcare Leadership MSc

This full-time MSc brings together the two areas of healthcare leadership and management. The course is designed to help you develop into a professional who can lead change and drive innovation. You'll gain the knowledge and skills to make smart decisions in healthcare settings. 

By studying our MSc Management with Healthcare Leadership, you'll find out what it means to be a leader in a dynamic healthcare world. You will learn: 

• How healthcare systems are run
• How to lead people and teams
• How to manage change in complex organisations 

You'll also study the core principles of business management. You will learn how these skills apply to the healthcare sector.

This MSc responds directly to the international demand for healthcare leaders and managers. It will prepare you to lead real change across systems that matter the most.  

The course combines rigorous business education with sector-specific leadership training. This will prepare you for management and leadership roles within healthcare systems across the world.  You'll begin with core business modules delivered by our Business division. These will cover:

• the essential foundations of management
• organisational leadership
• strategy
• marketing
• operations
• ethics
• stakeholder engagement
• cross-cultural management

Alongside this, you'll develop specialist knowledge of healthcare leadership. This will be done through modules delivered by our Health Sciences division.

These focus on leadership within healthcare organisations and quality improvement. This will enabling you to understand how effective leadership and continuous improvement contribute to better health services and patient outcomes.

This structured, fixed pathway provides an integrated learning experience. It combines contemporary management knowledge with specialist healthcare leadership perspectives. This will prepare you to graduate ready to take on leadership roles across healthcare organisations.

You will also undertake a Management Project Report. This will give you the opportunity to specialise, gain practical experience, or engage in applied research.

By studying this course, you will also benefit from: 

• a CMI-accredited degree, giving you access to dual recognition and enhanced employability.
• AACSB accreditation, which is held by fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide.
• an interdisciplinary teaching model, learning from experts across the University
• internship support through Impact and growing ties with NHS Tayside, one of Scotland’s major healthcare employers. 

As a graduate of this course, you will have gained a range of skills, insights, and professional experience. These will help you to make meaningful impact in a future career in healthcare management.