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Management (Leadership for Clinicians)
MSc (PGCert PGDip)

  • Course summary and entry requirements

    Course duration Help

    Full-time: 1 year, block mode

    Part-time: 2 years, block mode

    About the course

    This part-time, work-based course will help you develop the leadership and management abilities necessary to deliver high-quality health care services. It is aimed at experienced clinicians who want to combine study with full-time careers.

    The Management (Leadership for Clinicians) MSc places emphasis on areas of management particularly relevant to the public services, and develops individuals who think innovatively, negotiate difficult situations and wish to enhance organisational performance. It will enable experienced professionals to critically enhance their management skills and challenge both themselves and their organisations.

    The course will enhance your knowledge, skills, confidence and competencies to address complex organisational problems in a fast changing political and global environment.

    It also emphasises the need for 'soft' and 'hard' management skills, promoting creative problem-solving, communication, multidisciplinary thinking, team work, and leadership and management skills. The emphasis is on developing the knowledge in an applied and integrated way. Your written projects will link an area of learning to your work situation.

    The course is delivered by block mode. Students attend lectures for intensive weekly periods. You only need to attend seven separate weeks.

    Typical entry requirements Help

    Individual offers may vary.

    For non-native speakers of English:
    In order to benefit from, contribute to and enjoy the course, a good command of spoken and written English language is required. If English is not your first language, you will need English language proficiency equivalent to an overall IELTS score of at least 6.5, with 6 in the written test.

    Degree and/or experience:
    Normally a good honours degree or equivalent is required. Work experience is useful but not essential. Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications will be considered. If you are unsure whether you meet the entry requirements then please contact us.

    International students who need help meeting the academic entry requirements should contact our International College.

  • Course content

    Course structure

    The Management (Leadership for Clinicians) MSc is delivered block mode, with additional supervision and assessment time. There are seven five-day blocks, plus an induction programme, workshops and an individual project of strategic relevance to your organisation.

    The course is normally completed within two years. However, if you are unable to take all of the modules during this period then you can postpone individual elements and complete the course over a longer period of time.

    If your circumstances change and it is not possible to complete the whole course, you can exit with a postgraduate certificate after completing one-third of the course or a postgraduate diploma after completing two-thirds of the course.

    Each module explores a different aspect of functional management and leadership, and is examined by written assessment in the form of a work-based project.

    Syllabus

    YEAR 1

    Year 1 will provide you with a sound understanding of the impact of the external environment on the organisation. With an emphasis on developing analytical and critical capability, with specific reference to the public sector, it will examine organisational behaviour and how to enhance effectiveness.

    The second part of this year will examine issues relating to strategy formulation and implementation, with an aim of enhancing organisational performance. Issues include turn around strategies, quality and project management, and examining financial management such as costing and budgeting models as well as financial control systems.

    The year 1 syllabus comprises:

    - Induction Programme (2 days)
    - Research Skills Workshop (2 days)
    - The Public Service Environment (5 day module)
    - Managing People (5 day module)
    - Service Planning (5 day module)
    - Managing Finance in the Public Services (5 day module)

    YEAR 2

    This year will introduce you to the disciplines which underpin leadership, organisational learning, change and strategy. It also develops your skills as an organisational analyst and consultant within your own organisation.

    The second part of Year 2 focuses on strengthening strategic thinking and service planning abilities by studying a module on strategy and change. Finally, you are required to investigate an integrative management topic of strategic relevance to your own organisation in a larger project.

    The year 2 syllabus comprises:

    - Induction Programme (1/2 day)
    - Consultancy Skills Workshop (2 days)
    - Leadership (5 day module)
    - Organisational Learning and Leadership (5 day module)
    - Public Service Strategy and Change (5 day module)
    - Final Integrative Management Report

    ASSESSMENT

    Between modules you will undertake written assignments based on management /leadership issues in your workplace. These are assessed through a written report. The final stage of the course is the individual integrative project, which is a significant piece of work of strategic relevance to your organisation.

  • Fees and costs

    The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2013-14. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

    The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

    What's included in the fee?

    When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.

    You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.

    Our website www.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.

    Management (Leadership for Clinicians) (MSc) (Full time)  [J1BH029]
    UK/EU (Full Time)9,180 GBP
    Island Students (Full Time)9,450 GBP
    International (Full Time)13,500 GBP

  • Location

    Location Help Moulsecoomb

    Located to the north of Brighton city centre, the Moulsecoomb campus offers students an excellent learning environment and a wide range of facilities. It is the largest of our five campuses with over 8,000 students.

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    Living in Brighton

    Brighton’s rich mix of historic architecture, lively arts scene, varied shopping and cosmopolitan community make it a vibrant, enjoyable place to live. It is no wonder that many Brighton graduates choose to stay here.

    Social scene

    Alongside the traditional seaside attractions, Brighton is famed for its exciting social scene with a wide choice of pubs, clubs and restaurants.

    Music event on the beach

    Arts

    The highlight of the city’s cultural year is the Brighton Festival. The event is held each May and is England’s biggest arts festival, which showcases arts and performance from around the world. Brighton is also home to the UK’s oldest working cinema, the Duke of York’s, which shows alternative and mainstream films. The city is also well known for its exciting music scene and hosts The Great Escape music festival.

    Burning the Clocks winter solstice festival

    Sports

    Whether you take your sport seriously or just want to keep fit, Brighton offers all kinds of sports opportunities and facilities, on and off campus. You can also make the most of the location, and play volleyball, basketball and windsurfing down by the beach. The seafront is also the finishing point for the famous London – Brighton bicycle ride and the quirky veteran car run.

    Playing volleyball on the seafront

  • Staff profiles

    Management (Leadership for Clinicians)

    Tove Sorensen-Bentham, Course Leader

    Tove has worked in senior management in the public and independent sectors since 1982. She has an LLM in Law and an MSc in Social Policy.

    She was a non-executive director of a local Health Authority from 1996 to 2002, a non-executive director of a Primary Care Trust from 2002 to 2006, and is currently a school governor for a UK secondary school and an associate mental heath manager.

    She also undertakes management consultancy work for the NHS and is working closely with the University's Health Faculty on post-graduate leadership and management courses. She is particularly interested in quality, leadership, strategy, change, management development and governance in public services.

  • Student views

    Management (Leadership for Clinicians)

    Abigail Larsen, Paediatric Registrar, East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

    The MSc in Management (Leadership for Clinicians) has given me an insight into the public sector environment with a key focus on the NHS."

    "I have acquired an understanding of what management means conceptually, with its associated jargon, as well as how the practice of managing sits within the NHS. Perhaps more importantly the MSc allows for the understanding of the interplay between management and leadership, which makes it unique to other similar MSc courses that are on offer.

    "The tutors at the University are excellent and provide continual support throughout the year, with one to one support readily available. Other support facilities, such as the library, are also excellent and via the SCONUL network it is easy to gain access to University libraries nearer to home; a big plus for those like myself who live a considerable distance from Brighton."

    "I have no doubt that the MSc will not only enhance my career prospects, but will enable me to navigate my work environment with an ease and understanding that had been lacking. As a clinician, having an understanding of the world of the 'managers' can only help bridge the great Clinician/management divide, which ultimately can only benefit patient services and care."

    "I would highly recommend the MSc to anyone who feels passionate about wanting to make a difference in the NHS"

    Management (Leadership for Clinicians)

    Adrian Bull, Chief Executive, Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust

    "Queen Victoria Hospital has been fortunate to host two leadership fellows taking part in the Management (Leadership for Clinicians) MSc course. The recent King's Fund report (Future of Leadership and Development) has recently re-emphasised the importance of leadership in general and clinical leadership in particular for the NHS."

    "This course provides an unusual opportunity for senior clinicians of the future to understand the health care system from a different perspective, and to appreciate the significance of the role that they must play outside their clinical work. At the same time, the fellowships oblige the facilitators and host organisations to reflect on their own approach to leadership. During their year, each of the fellows at Queen Victoria Hospital have made a practical contribution to the continued development of the organisation."

    "Experiences of this kind offer great value to the individuals involved and will doubtless have a wider influence as they take their learning into their professional careers."

    Management (Leadership for Clinicians)

    Stephen Morris, Development Director, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals

    "During 2009 to 2011 I was the workplace supervisor for three hospital registrars (a training grade prior to appointment as a hospital consultant) on a Clinical Leadership Programme. As part of this, each of the three doctors took part in the University of Brighton's Management (Leadership for Clinicians) MSc."

    "Uniquely in my experience of working with doctors on management programmes, all three doctors reported extremely high levels of satisfaction and positive personal challenge with the programme. This is unusual because doctors often find difficulty in moving from a science based discipline to what can appear the vagaries of management studies."

    "The fact that the programme proved so meaningful and relevant to their own role in the hospital is a powerful indicator of its inherent quality and, most of all, the excellence of the teaching."

  • Career opportunities

    The Management (Leadership for Clinicians) MSc will equip you with the practical skills necessary to help them reach your potential as a leader.

    It will strengthen your capacity to manage people from different specialisms, develop their ability to address complex organisational problems, and contribute towards improving organisational performance through innovation and change.

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  • More...

    Who is this course for?

    The Management (Leadership for Clinicians) MSc is designed for clinicians engaged in, or aspiring to take on, a managerial or leadership role in the public service generally and the NHS specifically. Participants include clinicians from the following groups:

    - nurses: ward managers, senior nurses, clinical nurse specialists, senior midwives and nursing or midwifery managers

    - doctors: specialist registrars, consultants and GPs

    - other clinical professionals: allied health professionals, senior therapists, radiographers, clinical psychologists, senior scientists, pharmacists and paramedics.

    Why Brighton Business School?

    The Business School at the University of Brighton has a postgraduate community of around 600 students from a diverse range of backgrounds whose learning experience is enriched by the high quality of our research.

    The latest Research Assessment Exercise (2008) ranked us in the top 15 UK business schools in terms of world-leading research outputs. Our postgraduate programmes reflect the research that is being undertaken.

    Our equipment includes lecture theatres equipped with the latest audio-visual equipment and over 100 hot desks with high-speed internet access. Once at the university you will have access to a range of services including a modern library and comprehensive careers and personal support.

Management (Leadership for Clinicians)

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The next open evening is on Thursday 18 July. More details.