Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care (MSc)

Develop the skills to improve care and health outcomes in the UK and worldwide on this MSc Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care. Our master’s will boost your leadership, managerial, and organisational skills.

We'll prepare you to direct strategy and tactics as a health and social care leader of the future. You'll also join a globally recognised healthcare community ranked 2nd in the UK and 6th in the World for Nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023).

This flexible healthcare management master’s course is ideal if you want to lead medical, health or social care teams at the highest levels. You’ll learn how to inspire the people and organisations you work with to get the best from them. It’s suitable for clinicians and non-clinicians from a range of backgrounds.

You'll learn modern approaches to leadership, with learning on self-leadership, leading teams, and leading organisations and systems. The Research Methods module prepares you for the dissertation and research projects in your workplace. We'll teach you how to use the latest research to take an evidence-based approach to improving care.

Our Health Work research group, led by Professor Peter Griffiths, has highlighted the impact of low nurse staffing and long working hours on patient safety. This work informs national conversations, health policy and practice world-wide.

Flexible study

• a part-time master's - study the same course content over 2 to 5 years

• Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) - study over 1 year full-time or 2 to 3 years part-time and you don't need to write a dissertation

• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) - study over 1 year full-time or 2 to 4 years part-time and you don't need to write a dissertation

You can also take a single module as part of continuing professional development (CPD). Explore modules that are available as CPD.

Your modules and fees may vary if you choose a different study option.

Course lead

Dr Richard Giordano is your course lead. He's an expert in healthcare informatics (problem-solving using data). Before joining Southampton he was Senior Consultant in Leadership Development at the King’s Fund and research lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Visit Dr Giordano’s staff profile for his contact details and to learn more about his work.

If you have a question about the course you can contact Richard directly: r.giordano@soton.ac.uk

If you're applying for the full time master's course, you need a 2.2 honours degree in a relevant subject from a clinical, health, science or social science background.

Three years' work experience is helpful, but not necessary.

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