Senior Leadership in Healthcare (HDA Top-up) - MSc
University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom
Course overview
Have you recently completed your Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship (SLA)? Compete your studies at Kent by topping-up to a full Masters degree and gain a more widely recognized qualification. Designed for executives, entrepreneurs and future leaders of business who seek to develop to the knowledge, skills and strategic mindset that are required for senior leadership roles, the MSc Top-up builds on what you learned during your SLA but with a focus on Healthcare Management.
Drawing on expertise from Kent's Centre for Health Services Studies (https://research.kent.ac.uk/chss/) the course helps to develop senior managers with a background in healthcare Continue to engage in work-based projects, reflective learning, and developing the skills that you need to stand out as a senior manager in your organisation.
Key highlights
- Tops up a Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship to a full Masters
- Builds on apprenticeship learning with a focus on healthcare management
- Draws on expertise from Kent's Centre for Health Services Studies
- Taught through work-based projects and reflective learning
- Develops the strategic mindset needed for senior leadership roles
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 overall, minimum 5.5 in each component
Scholarships
Kent Ambition to Succeed Scholarship
Scholarship holders can expect to receive between £500-£2,000 for each year of study (pro-rata for part-time students), subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Kent International Scholarship for Undergraduates
Scholarship value - £5,000
Up to £5,000KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Academic Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9, 790 for 26/27).
KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Support Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Kingsman Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).
KMMS Widening Participation Scholarship
£1,500 maintenance per annum for a maximum of 5 years.
Up to £1,500Music Performance Scholarship
£1,000 awarded each year to talented instrumentalists and singers studying for any degree at the University of Kent.
Up to £1,000Sanctuary Scholarships
Tuition fees waived for the duration of your programme of study, or until you are able to access other Student Finance funding.
Careers this course leads to
- Healthcare service manager
- NHS senior manager
- Clinical services director
- Healthcare operations manager
- Head of healthcare service improvement
Cost of study
UK/Home: £3,900 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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