Mestrado em Liderança em Saúde

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Study healthcare leadership and management as an ever-evolving process that requires self-reflection and continuous development. Learn how to critically evaluate your activities as a leader in order to positively engage with and impact those around you.

Why this MSc in Healthcare Leadership?

Strong leadership and management is key to the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate healthcare.

A good leader will provide clear goals and direction, motivate their team, and nurture a supportive and innovative organisational structure.

With our MSc, you will explore leadership in a global context, gaining knowledge and skills applicable to all healthcare systems. The programme encompasses leadership approaches and challenges from across the healthcare spectrum – helping you visualise how your current or future professional role functions within a larger, complex system.

You can look forward to developing the capabilities required to enhance both your own practice and those with whom you work with. You will learn how to reflect on your practice, personality, and approach to become a more effective leader and manager.

The contemporary nature of our programme also enables students to incorporate up-to-date research in their studies and identify current challenges and opportunities in the industry.

As the course is part-time, working professionals can immediately apply what they learn to their current organisation, while still earning their degree in two years.

What you learn

Built upon a model of competency development, our MSc in Healthcare Leadership will help you learn leadership theories and frameworks at the leading edge of the discipline.

You’ll learn how to adopt a diligent, systematic, and evidence-based approach to your practice through the transformative concepts introduced during your studies.

As a student of the course, you can expect to:

• Explore leadership as a dynamic and contestable concept.
• Engage in critical self-reflection and the impact of self on others.
• Learn how to conduct insightful and informed decision making.
• Build knowledge of the system and policy context in which healthcare leadership exists.
• Gain an in-depth appreciation of the rational, emotional, and political aspects of changing services and practice.
• Recognise the necessity of critical and systematic enquiry and continuous learning in and through action.

Looking for the inspiration and challenge to succeed in your degree? The University of Hull Online is a perfect choice. You get the teaching excellence and career-enhancing opportunities for which we're renowned. Plus the flexibility of studying online.

With the University of Hull Online, you get the expert teaching, opportunities and inspiration you need to succeed.

Fit your studies around work and other commitments, as you gain the transferrable skills and knowledge that employers value.

Why join us?

Take the next step in your career

Looking for the inspiration and challenge to succeed in your degree? The University of Hull Online is a perfect choice. You get the teaching excellence and career-enhancing opportunities for which we're renowned. Plus the flexibility of studying online.

Here are some of the reasons to join us.

• Get a head start on your career journey . All our courses have been designed with employability in mind. Throughout your studies, you learn relevant and transferable skills that employers value.
• Make your CV stand out . We have close relationships with industry, government and other partners. This gives you the opportunity to access real-world know-how to enhance your CV.
• Be well-connected . Our online courses connect you to a global community of like-minded students. You can share valuable knowledge and perspectives with your peers as you study.
• Make lifelong friends . The relationships you build while studying with us don't end when you finish your course. With us, you have lifelong career guidance. And access to our 85,000-strong global alumni network.
• Join our list of achievers, leaders, influencers and experts . Our alumni include Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; Jeremy Darroch, Chief Executive of Sky UK; and Dame Eleanor King, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
• Help change the world . At the University of Hull, we're committed to giving you the expert teaching and support you need to help build a better world. That's why our motto is 'Lampadas Ferens' , translated as 'Carrying the Light of Learning.' Come and join us!

Flexible online learning

At the University of Hull Online, our expert tutors will encourage you to achieve your goals.

There's no need to take a break from work or personal commitments while you study our part-time, online courses.

Reasons to study online with us

• Study on your own terms . You have easy online access to all your course materials from your desktop or tablet, at no extra cost.
• Maintain your work and life balance . With manageable weekly topics, you can schedule your studies around your work and personal commitments.
• Be part of a global community . Share knowledge and perspectives with peers around the world and build global professional networks.
• Dedicated support . You have access to a dedicated student adviser to give you support with your studies whenever you need it.

How it works

• Engage while you learn . Your studies include an interactive mix of online discussion boards, on-demand lectures and live webinars.
• Get help from your tutors when you need it . Through our online learning platform, you have easy access to support and feedback from your tutor.
• Submit your assignments online . There's no need to worry about travel costs, visas, or time off work. All assignments are submitted and graded online.
• Get started with basic hardware and software requirements . We make your online learning experience as hassle-free as possible.
• Pay as you go or pay upfront . We offer flexible payment options so you can manage your finances.