This course has been designed to fulfil the specific needs of graduates interested in a management or leadership role within the complex distributed health service sector. Healthcare organisations share many commonalities with production facilities, including the need for efficient process flow, harnessing the advantages of data and technologies for decision-making, change management, and quality standards.
You will explore the principles, approaches, strategies and techniques to understand, model, analyse and manage complex healthcare systems. You will learn to measure efficiency and improve effectiveness and productivity, without compromising quality or safety. Ultimately, you will gain the essential knowledge to manage the integration of people, processes, systems, and technologies to ensure the delivery of consistent, cost-effective, high quality, person centric care.
2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a range of disciplines across technical, medical, scientific, management and social sciences.
Candidates with a UK 2:2 (or equivalent) may be accepted upon demonstration of relevant professional experience.
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries.
Healthcare is a dynamic sector with ever-increasing demands worldwide. There is a constant need for experts with the knowledge, skills and expertise to manage and drive innovation, implement change and improve quality and efficiency in healthcare services.
As a graduate of the MSc in Healthcare Operational Management, you will have a broad range of career opportunities open to you within managerial or organisational leadership roles. With additional experience, you would expect to progress into a key executive role in the healthcare sector, which would involve leading and overseeing programmes, service transformation and policy.
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