The MSc Leadership in Health and Social Care is suitable for a wide range of professionals and those involved in influencing the provision and delivery of a changing and expanding health and social care agenda. Increasingly, practitioners and managers are being called upon to lead change within their organisation on both clinical and strategic fronts. Study can be completed as a full-time route or in a part-time modular approach which is ideal for busy professionals. This programme will extend and progress the knowledge and skills you already have and how you may apply them to your own individual setting, enable you to assess and support the impact your actions will have on practice, and provide an opportunity to respond to emerging career pathways allowing you to tailor your learning needs in a flexible and creative way. As a programme team, we are aware that the health and social care workforce is required to have a wide range of specific and transferable skills and this programme offers you the diversity and flexibility that will help you develop these skills. Within the programme there is a strong interprofessional ethos to teaching and learning, facilitated through group work, use of discussion boards, peer assessment and group presentations, with lecturers from a range of professional backgrounds supporting this transition and integration to enable you to take a holistic view of the subject area. There are a large number of modules to choose from, so you can tailor the course to suit your learning needs and professional career aspirations. You can study specific awards or take stand-alone modules as part of your professional development, and many of the modules are available online or through distance learning, so you can study at a time and place to suit you.
Which department am I in?
School of Allied Health and Social Care
Study options
Full Time
(1 Year)
Tuition fees
£17,500.00 (19,06,733)
per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date
September 2026
Venue
Derby
Kedleston Road,
Derby,
Derbyshire,
DE22 1GB, Central England, United Kingdom
Entry requirements
For international students
Applicants are normally required to hold an undergraduate degree with a 2:2 classification or above and a minimum of 40 Level 6 academic credits, along with relevant Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) for United Kingdom applications. Recognition of prior experiential learning is not available for overseas students due to difficulties in validating previous experience. Applicants seeking Advanced Standing or block credit will be assessed in accordance with the Universitys Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Regulatory Framework, which allows for flexible entry at all levels. Additionally, applicants must have a GCSE grade C/4 or above in English Language, or an equivalent certificated qualification, regardless of previous educational background.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.