Transforming and Leading in Health Care MSc - Module / MSc / PgCert / PgDip
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This Masters (MSc) Transforming and Leading Health Care is designed as a multidisciplinary programme for professionals and managers leading across both health and can be accessed as a purely on line course or as blended delivery.
- Level Postgraduate Taught
- Study mode Part Time/Full Time
- Award Module / MSc / PgCert / PgDip
- Start date September 2025, January 2026, April 2026
- Fees View course fees
- Subjects
- Location City South
This course is:
Open to International Students
Overview
This Masters (MSc) Transforming and Leading Health Care is designed as a multidisciplinary programme for professionals and managers leading across both health and can be accessed as a purely on line course or as blended delivery.
What's covered in this course?
As health care provision becomes increasingly complex, with greater demand for services and more people with multiple long term conditions plus the shortages of skilled professionals, there is a growing importance on how health care components (workforce/politics/economics/ accreditation) need to improve and transform. Most health systems globally are under sustained financial constraint and rising consumer expectation.
The need to redesign systems is becoming increasingly important. A crucial part of this for health care leaders includes how to manage yourself, and others, and how to use these skills as the basis for continually managing challenges and improvements in health care systems. Leading and managing health services can seem increasingly challenging in a rapidly changing and multicomplex environment, which attracts continual media interest and attention. It is underpinned by a plethora of legislation, guidance and governance which can often leave professionals both bewildered and overwhelmed as inspections and demands of services and organisations continues to increase.
The overall aim of this programme is for you to continue to develop yourself and your leadership and management skills, by understanding and reflect on how people and team’s behaviours and this affects organisations development and ability to improve. The program then explores global health lessons and the relevance to your everyday practice. The programme will develop your research and leadership skills to enhance your critical thinking in both areas.
Why Choose Us?
- Highly experienced lecturers that presently work across many different industries/sectors
- A unique range of topics that can be applied to your work environment
- A flexible approach to how the student combines modules
- A good preparation for many roles in the healthcare sector
- Attending this programme gives you access to a specialised network of professionals
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Entry Requirements
Essential requirements
UK students
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All students must be working in an appropriate environment in order to fully engage with the chosen modules. Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent or a 60 credit Level 6 award in an appropriate subject area. Or A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant healthcare area and evidence of successfully completed Level 6 study within the preceding 2 years. Or A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant healthcare area and submit a 2000-3000 discursive essay. This will be marked at Level 6 and will need to meet the pass mark of 40% in order for an offer to be made. The essay title and further information will be sent to eligible students on application. |
Additional information for EU/international students:
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A certified IELTS score of 6 with no element below 5.5 or equivalent. |
If you have a qualification that is not listed, please contact us.
Fees & How to Apply
UK students
Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament. View fees for continuing students.
Award: Module
Starting: Sep 2025
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Part Time
- 20 weeks (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 20 weeks (Distance Learning)
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TBC
Award: Module
Starting: Jan 2026
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Part Time
- 20 weeks (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 20 weeks (Distance Learning)
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TBC
Award: Module
Starting: Apr 2026
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Part Time
- 20 weeks (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 20 weeks (Distance Learning)
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TBC
Award: MSc
Starting: Sep 2025
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 18 months (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Full Time
- 18 months (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
Award: MSc
Starting: Jan 2026
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 18 months (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Full Time
- 18 months (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
Award: PgCert
Starting: Sep 2025
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Part Time
- 1 year (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 1 year (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
Award: PgCert
Starting: Jan 2026
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Part Time
- 1 year (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 1 year (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
Award: PgDip
Starting: Sep 2025
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 1 year (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Full Time
- 1 year (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
Award: PgDip
Starting: Jan 2026
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 1 year (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Full Time
- 1 year (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Blended Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
International students
Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament. View fees for continuing students.
Award: MSc
Starting: Sep 2025
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 18 months (Blended Learning)
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TBC
- Full Time
- 18 months (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Distance Learning)
-
TBC
Award: MSc
Starting: Jan 2026
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Full Time
- 18 months (Blended Learning)
-
TBC
- Full Time
- 18 months (Distance Learning)
- £860 per 20 credit module
- Part Time
- 2 years (Distance Learning)
-
TBC
Online Learning
The online programme is ideal if you are living far away from our campus, whether in the UK or internationally, and don’t want to learn by coming onto campus. You will access your module content learning, tutorials and personal tutor support remotely.
Blended Learning
If you are a UK or International student living near to our City South campus, and would like to attend face-to-face tutorials and personal tutor support on campus, then you can choose the blended learning option; your module content learning will remain online.
Personal statement
You’ll need to submit a personal statement as part of your application for this course. This will need to highlight your passion for postgraduate study – and your chosen course – as well as your personal skills and experience, academic success, and any other factors that will support your application for further study.
If you are applying for a stand alone module, please include the title of the module you want to study in your Personal Statement.
Not sure what to include? We’re here to help – take a look at our top tips for writing personal statements and download our free postgraduate personal statement guide for further advice and examples from real students.
Course in Depth
Level 7
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 180 credits):
This module is part of the MSc Transforming and Leading Health Care and critically examines the challenges and issues which effect health and social care leaders globally. As the world gets smaller, the problems that many health care sectors face are remarkably similar: finances, demand, technology, skilled professionals and public health. However, the responses and the innovation in different countries is still rarely shared and considered. This module will review the similarities and the difference in approach and consider how practice and polices from different countries can be considered and potentially incorporated into our thinking locally using your current and previous employment experience.
This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course. If you want this option, choose the ‘Module’ Award when applying.
This Module is part of the MSc Transforming and Leading Health Care and explores creativity, innovation and service improvement and the application of these areas to the quality and safety of patient care. The module is designed to give you the experience of understanding reviewing and applying theories of innovation, improvement and change into practice and healthcare design. Assignments and seminars will apply learning in practical situations, using your current and previous employment experience.
This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course. If you want this option, choose the ‘Module’ Award when applying.
This module is part of the MSc Transforming and Leading Health Care and aims to facilitate advancing of your self-learning and self-understanding. It will give you insight into your personal and professional strengths, your limitations, your leadership, communication skills and work styles, and how these affect your behaviours including how you learn and your personal resilience. It incorporates psychometric tools and instruments Understanding personality and effectively reading the behaviour of other people is not a hit and miss process but a skill which can be learned and then applied into every aspect of work and life. It is a core skill that will influence your professional working life.
This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course. If you want this option, choose the ‘Module’ Award when applying.
This module explicitly addresses students’ personal and/or professional development with a view to enhancing competence for service improvement in a rapidly changing health and healthcare environment. Through a flexible provision, students are inspired to reflect critically upon their individual learning needs as well as their organisations’ practices, to appraise and apply concepts from the literature on leadership, to issues of relevance for their role, organisation and overall programme of study.
This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course. If you want this option, choose the ‘Module’ Award when applying.
This module specifically addresses the broader programme aims related to “pursuing excellence” and “practice-led, knowledge applied” through a flexible provision that encourages students to develop their research ideas, enabling those on various Health MSc programmes to satisfy their individual learning needs, whilst contributing to their area of study.
This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course. If you want this option, choose the ‘Module’ Award when applying.
In-line with the Professional Practice framework philosophy this module is a level 7 optional module, situated within a flexible pathway that aims to meet the specific academic needs of individual practitioners. A blended learning approach is taken in accord with the university’s learning and teaching strategy and the programme’s philosophy and aims. The module aims to provide you with the opportunity to critically reflect on and evaluate learning which has occurred through prior experience.
This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course. If you want this option, choose the ‘Module’ Award when applying.
This triple module forms the final bridge between the award of a Postgraduate Diploma and a Health MSc related to a named award. It provides the student with the opportunity to complete a piece of work around a chosen topic in order to demonstrate competence in the planning, execution, analysis and evaluation of a Research Project, a Systematic Review or Project Management. It involves 600 hours of study. The focus is on facilitating the student's independent, critical study in their academic discipline or area of professional practice. It will also serve those who wish to embark on Doctoral studies in the future.
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Download nowHow you will learn
This is a very interactive course that will combine academic theory with best practice. You will be asked to explore behaviours and emotions, innovation and improvements and use research and management skills to reflect on how you can contribute positively to an organisations climate and culture.
Blended Learning
If you are a UK or International student living near to our City South campus, and would like to attend face-to-face tutorials and personal tutor support on campus, then you can choose the blended learning option; your module content learning will remain online.
Online Learning
The online programme is ideal if you are living far away from our campus, whether in the UK or internationally, and don’t want to learn by coming onto campus. You will access your module content learning, tutorials and personal tutor support remotely.
Employability
Employability
This programme equips you with enhanced knowledge in; interpersonal and managerial skills and health care improvement and policy, which contributes positively to employability within areas of health care.
Promotes enterprising, professional, work-ready and creative problem solvers, wiling to respond to change and manage it effectively within health care.
International
Birmingham City University is a vibrant and multicultural university in the heart of a modern and diverse city. We welcome many international students every year – there are currently students from more than 80 countries among our student community.
The University is conveniently placed, with Birmingham International Airport nearby and first-rate transport connections to London and the rest of the UK.
Our international pages contain a wealth of information for international students who are considering applying to study here, including:
- Details of the entry requirements for our courses
- Some of the good reasons why you should study here
- How to improve your language skills before starting your studies
- Information relevant to applicants from your country
- Where to find financial support for your studies.
Facilities & Staff
Our Facilities
Our Nursing and Midwifery courses are based at our City South campus in leafy Edgbaston.
We’ve spent £41million expanding our facilities at City South. These facilities offer hands-on practical experience, replicating the spaces you will come across in professional practice.
In a sector where new techniques are constantly being discovered, we work hard to ensure that you learn using the most up-to-date equipment available. Alongside physical spaces such as a mock operating theatre and wards, we also make use of online and virtual technology, such as our virtual ward and virtual case creator.
See more of our skills facilities at City South
Centre for Skills and Simulation
The Centre for Skills and Simulation offers a range of different spaces which replicate situations that you will encounter in practice. These include hospital wards, an operating theatre and a home environment room.
Our mock wards enable you to get a feel of what a ward is really like before you head out for your first placement. The hospital wards can be adapted from low care to high dependency care environment with the necessary monitoring equipment.
The home environment room is the perfect space for teaching communications skills and allows us to simulate a community setting for our students. It is particularly useful for mental health nurses, learning disability nurses and midwives.
Simulation Manikins
We have several Simulation men (SIM men) and simulation babies (SIM babies) which are anatomically correct manikins used for teaching specific techniques such as advanced adult and paediatric life support skills, acute and high dependency clinical skills, first aid and communication skills. The manikins contain software which replicates real symptoms, and can manipulate indicators such as blood pressure, pulse and heart rate for extra realism. SIM man can even ‘talk’ to the students as they are treating him, to add another dimension to learning.
Computer Facilities
The Seacole building has two open-access IT Suites which offer PCs, printers, photocopiers and scanners. There is also an IT Helpdesk for quick and easy help with your computing or internet issues.
Our PCs utilise the latest Intel i5 core technology, all with:
- Fast (unrestricted) internet connectivity
- Ability to save files to USB, DVD & CD
- Microsoft Office software
- Research and statistical software
- Storage space which can be accessed from any PC across the University and from home
Our PCs are also designed to support students who may have difficulties with reading and writing, featuring specialised software with zooming/magnification and screen reading capabilities, which may also be customised for individual student needs.
In addition to desktop PCs, we also offer a laptop loan facility, allowing students to borrow a laptop for up to six hours while on campus.
Our staff
Helen Cope
Course Leader for MSc Transforming and Leading in Healthcare
Helen has spent 25 years as a consultant running her own business, helping healthcare and private sector organisations nationally and internationally improve their practice and innovate. She has an HR and Organisational Development background and is a keen advocate of change. Focused on effective, engaging and innovative teaching, Helen...
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