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About MSc Healthcare Operational Management, MSc - at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick

This course has been designed to fulfil the specific needs of graduates interested in a management or leadership role within the complex health service sector. Healthcare organisations share many commonalities with production facilities, including the need for efficient process flow, 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 also 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, systems and technologies to ensure the delivery of consistent high quality, person-centric care.

Modules include: Leading Change in the Healthcare Environment; Quality and Productivity in Health Service Systems; Operational Management and Clinical Systems Improvement; Introduction to Health Informatics; Electronic Healthcare Records; Resource Management in Healthcare; Introduction to Health Economics; Epidemiological and Statistical Methods for Quality Improvement.

Learning Style

The taught component of the course is a mixture of lectured material, syndicate or group work, practical work, online learning and forum activities. Module leaders are experts in their fields and are supported by external speakers working in organisations at the forefront of their fields.

Industrial visits are available to all students and the course is assessed through assignments.

Each module will usually last one week.

Your Career

As a graduate of Healthcare Operational Management, you can expect to work in a managerial or organisational leadership role within a wide range of organisations including hospitals and other healthcare institutions, consulting firms, software companies, governmental organizations, research firms, health insurance companies, healthcare equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and management consultancies. With additional experience, you would expect to progress into a key executive role in the healthcare sector, which would involve leading and overseeing programmes and policy.

Notes about fees for this course

Fees for Part-time courses are different, contact [email protected] for details

Entry requirements for this course

Contact Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick to find course entry requirements.

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