MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice (Allied Health Profession)

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom, Manchester

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The University of Manchester

United Kingdom , Manchester

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesJanuary-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 29,400 / year

Next Intake January-2026

MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice (Allied Health Profession)

About

This course is aimed primarily at registered allied healthcare professionals including dieticians, audiologists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. You will:

Develop the professional knowledge and leadership skills needed for advanced level practice in allied healthcare.
Learn when it suits you with our part-time and full-time study options.
Choose from a range of course units to suit your own interests within allied healthcare.

Our MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice course gives allied healthcare professionals the knowledge and skills they need to enhance their practice and prepare for leadership roles.

The course is aimed at registered professionals including dieticians, audiologists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists who seek continuing professional development opportunities.

You will study content that reflects professional, UK-wide government and international benchmarks for advanced level practice in health and social care, enhancing your suitability for revalidation.

This includes contemporary knowledge and skills in clinical and direct care practice, leadership and collaborative practice, improving quality and developing practice, and developing self and others.

You will learn how to develop efficient and ethical ways of working that offer a better quality of life and care by placing service users and carers at the centre of decision-making and service redesign.

Disciplines

Master of Science

Requirements

Entry Requirements

We require a relevant health or social work professional qualification and current registration with the relevant professional, statutory or equivalent regulatory body.

You must also hold a relevant honours first degree (Lower Second or above, or equivalent) from an approved higher education institution OR evidence of previous advanced study, research or professional experience that the University accepts as qualifying you for entry.

Students whose unit(s) have practical components also need written support from their employer to attend and complete any practice requirements.

Full entry requirements

English Program Requirements

International students must demonstrate English proficiency through a secure and approved testing system.

We ask for English language proof if you are from non-majority English speaking countries (a list of majority English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Home Office, can be found here).

Students whose first language is not English are required to hold one of the following:

IELTS 7.0, with a score of 6.5 or above in each component;
TOEFL iBT:100 overall (25 in all subscores);
GCSE English Grade C.

See further information about requirements for your country.

Career

Career opportunities

Our course is structured around the challenges facing advanced level practitioners, and each unit will draw from, and build on, your own professional experience. This will enable you to apply your new knowledge to your own area of practice and mould the course to best suit your learning requirements.