Teaching and assessment for Management and Healthcare Leadership MSc

Teaching

Lectures and seminars
- These are theory-based and interactive sessions
Workshops and group activities
- You will learn to apply knowledge in practical settings
Case study analysis
- You will use real-world examples from healthcare and business
Industry-informed teaching
- These will be through guest speakers and case presentations

Assessment

You’ll study nine core modules over one year. These include healthcare leadership, innovation, and global systems. This will also include key business topics like strategic management and organisational analysis.

Assessment is entirely coursework-based, with no formal written exams. Assessments are designed to reflect real-world challenges in healthcare and management. These include:

Written reports and essays
Group presentations
Case study analysis
Reflective portfolios
Applied project work

You’ll complete a Management Project Report as your final module, choosing between:

A literature-based research report
A consultancy-style report based on a real-world problem
An internship-based project, potentially sourced via Pagoda Projects or NHS partners

Throughout the course, you’ll develop the leadership skills, global awareness, and confidence to succeed in the healthcare sector – and help shape its future.

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: BU51008 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Operations Management and Change covers the strategic planning, design, execution, and improvement of an organisation's processes and activities. Learn how to optimise resources, processes, and systems to achieve business goals and adapt to change.

Operations Management and Change full module details

Module code: BU51024 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Managing People and Organisations explores effective leadership, teamwork, communication, and decision-making within diverse workplaces. You will learn about motivation, conflict resolution, ethics, and organisational culture. This will help you better understand your colleagues in the workplace regardless of your career path.

Managing People and Organisations full module details

Module code: BU52008 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

The module provides an understanding of how an organisation implements marketing strategy and pinpoints the principles of analysis, planning, and implementation for strategic marketing activities.

It will give you the tools and skills required to analyse marketing problems and make informed decisions that can enhance an organisation’s competitive advantage.

Marketing Management and Strategy full module details

Module code: BU52031 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This module helps you understand how organizations create and implement strategies in competitive, global environments. You’ll explore classic and contemporary strategy theories, learn to analyze internal and external environments, and apply your insights to real-world business cases using critical thinking and strategic tools.

Strategic Management & Organisational Analysis full module details

Module code: BU53003 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Based on topical issues in your programme, you will apply theory and knowledge from the taught modules to a new situation.

You will evaluate literature to reflect on an internship, answer a problem provided by a local firm, or explore a topic provided by the programme leader.

Management Project Report full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: BU11006 Credits: 10 Semester: Semester 1

Students will develop their academic English while working with material from their core business modules.

This is an English support module for international business students.

Specialist Management English for Business 1 full module details

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