MBA (Global Healthcare Management)

• You should have both of the following: at least two years’ credible and relevant experience in the health and social care sector in a relevant profession or occupation (for instance, doctor, physician associate, advanced practitioner); and at least a lower second class (2.2) UK honours degree (or equivalent, or a postgraduate degree) in a medical, healthcare or nursing subject.
• For guidance regarding acceptable qualifications, please contact admissions@bolton.ac.uk. Qualifications gained outside England and Wales will be assessed on an individual basis according to guidance from the International Office.
• We’ll consider your application if you have substantial management experience in a healthcare setting, but do not possess a degree.
• We'll consider applications where appropriate work experience can be demonstrated in lieu of, or in addition to, the published academic qualifications in line with the University’s Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) procedures.
• You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.
• If English isn’t your first language, you’ll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications – please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

The MBA Global Healthcare Management course aims to help you understand the problems and challenges facing healthcare organisations at the global, national and local level, along with the analytical and critical knowledge and skills to identify and implement solutions. Combining studies in health, management and research, this Master in Business Administration programme offers ambitious doctors and other healthcare professionals the skills and understanding to become effective managers in this vital sector.

The course links essential business administration know-how in finance, human resources, strategy and change management with specific healthcare management knowledge and advanced research and critical thinking skills. By offering a global view, we aim to help you avoid the pitfalls of provincial thinking and make the most of international collaboration and global developments, helping you progress your career and the health and wellbeing of your staff and the communities your organisation serves.

What can I do with this qualification?

The MBA Global Healthcare Management appeals to ambitious doctors and healthcare professionals who understand that effective management can transform global healthcare services. If you're a healthcare professional wishing to expand your career opportunities in healthcare, social care or the public sector, this course is an excellent way of building future leadership and management capabilities. You may already be working in the healthcare sector and wish to develop and extend your expertise. Alternatively, you may be an experienced healthcare professional wishing to take on management responsibilities and seeking a highly relevant course to support your transition.

We expect most MBA Global Healthcare Management graduates to gain employment managing local healthcare services. However, regional and national roles will be within reach, and global organisations such as the World Health Organisation, professional bodies and ministries of health may also offer employment opportunities. As a graduate, you may move into related areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical device development and marketing, health policy or commissioning. Alternatively, you may wish to pursue further studies in the form of a PhD by Research.

Alternative career options

Graduates can also use the qualification as a stepping-stone into a range of other careers. Some of these roles may require relevant experience and/or postgraduate study. Some possibilities include:

• Management consultancy
• Social enterprise
• Healthcare start-ups
• Healthcare organisations
• General management
• Government procurement and resourcing
• Teaching and education

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £6,000 for the academic year 2023/24.

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £14,450 for the academic year 2023/24.

Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2022-2023 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

Bursaries

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We aim to offer an inspirational student experience and the University of Bolton’s ‘Teaching Intensive, Research Informed’ approach underpins the design and delivery of this MBA. We’ll take a blended approach that stimulates individual and collaborative learning and allows you to learn at times, places and a pace that works effectively within your schedule. We fully appreciate that you have considerable prior practice experience and education and we’ll build upon and draw from your current knowledge and experience as you develop at master’s level.

A variety of teaching and learning strategies will be used to help you acquire and develop appropriate concepts, knowledge and skills. The University’s virtual learning environment (for instance, Moodle and other platforms) will host a range of online learning resources and communication tools to support your studies. These resources will be combined with face-to-face/synchronous sessions that will be focused on developing subject knowledge, theoretical perspectives and professional/practical applications in a collaborative context. You can expect lectures, presentations, simulations delivered by tutors, seminar discussions, case study discussions and debates, small group workshops, small group tutorials and one-to-one tutorials.

You’ll also be expected to spend a significant amount of time in guided independent study, such as general background reading, preparing for seminar activities and working on assignments. We are committed to supporting you throughout your learning journey, but as time progresses our guidance will become less structured and prescriptive. It‘s expected that you’ll demonstrate significant independence in your study, taking responsibility for the management of your own learning time and increasing in autonomy as your progress through the programme.

The assessment strategy for the programme is designed to help you achieve the overall aims of the programme, as well as the learning outcomes for individual modules. As well as being a way to assess your achievement, assessment also helps you to organise and develop your learning. Assessment feedback can help you develop your skills and an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses.

The types of assessment you’ll be required to complete fall into two general categories, formative and summative. Formative assessments do not contribute to your overall module grade, but they are an integral part of the learning strategy for a module and you will be required to complete them. They will be marked and you will receive feedback on your level of achievement. Summative assessments will contribute to your overall module grade. You’ll also receive feedback on them so that you know where you’ve done well and where you can improve. We’ll use several different kinds of formative and summative assessments, such as coursework (usually essays), reports/case studies, oral presentations, research proposal and the dissertation.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.

• Research and Study Skills
• Leadership in Healthcare
• Healthcare Systems and Decision Making
• Strategic Management and Consulting
• Innovation and Change Management
• Global Workforce and Team Performance
• Operations and Quality Improvement
• Financial Management
• Global Healthcare Markets
• MBA Research Methodology
• MBA Research Methods
• Dissertation

Assessment methods

Learning activities

Disclaimer

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.