Healthcare Education and Clinical Leadership MSc

Course facts

Duration: Part time: two years
Attendance: One day per week for first two semesters. Thereafter, individual arrangements will be made with your academic and work-based supervisor
Assessment: Five module-related assignments; work-based learning contract; dissertation/research project or 10,000-word reflective summary; viva exam

Applicants from outside the UK are welcome. Please see the entry requirements.

This masters programme is awarded by Kingston University’s School of Social Work in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences. For more information about the course and the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, please visit Kingston University’s Healthcare Education and Clinical Leadership MSc pages.

Course outline

This innovative programme is designed to meet the requirements of professional healthcare workers and mentors by the use of modules and work-based learning assignments applicable to any healthcare teaching setting. At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Lead and manage healthcare practice
• Implement research advances to enrich evidence-based practice
• Implement workplace learning
• Introduce teaching and learning strategies within clinical settings
• Competently research healthcare issues
• Prepare for the management of change
• Apply your learning to projects within the workplace

The course consists of taught modules, work-based learning projects and provides an opportunity to explore a topic of particular interest in some depth, along with reflecting on the complete learning experience.

Course structure

STAGE ONE - three taught modules and one work-based learning module.

• Health and Social Care in Context (15 credits)
• Managing Change in Practice (15 credits)
• Leadership in Practice(15 credits)
• Teaching and Learning (15 credits)

(60 M credits)

STAGE TWO - two taught modules and one work-based learning module.

• Evaluating Health and Social Care Outcomes (15 credits)
• Research Methods in Healthcare Practice (15 credits)

Candidates in consultation with their acadmeic supervisor and a work-based learning facilitator will select a work-based topic. This will be governed by the candidates' opportunities to apply the topic area in the workplace. Suggested topics are given below:

• Mentorship and Clinical Supervision
• Leadership and Collaboration in the Provision of Health and Social Care
• Health Promotion and Health Education

(60 M credits)

STAGE THREE - an academic paper (20 credits) and reflective summary + viva (40 credits) or an academic paper (20 credits) and dissertation (40 credits)

(60 M credits)

Come along to one of our Postgraduate open evenings to find the course that's right for you.

Please visit the Faculty of Health and Social Care Science website more information.