Overview

This Global Healthcare Management with Professional Practice and Placement MSc from University of Kent equips you to lead, manage and innovate in healthcare organisations around the world. Whether you’re already working in the sector or planning a career move, this course helps you understand how healthcare systems operate – and how they can be improved.

You’ll explore the big issues facing healthcare today: from health inequalities and system reform to sustainability, digital transformation and patient safety.

You’ll build key skills in leadership, strategy, finance and policy development, learning how to evaluate complex problems and design solutions that improve care.

Embedded employability: developing career-enhancing skills

From the moment you start with us, our efforts are focused on helping you gain the knowledge, skills and experience you need to thrive in an increasingly competitive workplace. You can increase your career prospects through an optional short-term Professional Placement/Internship module as part of your degree, develop consultancy skills through an optional Applicants and Future Directions in Healthcare. You can also or progress onto a 12-month optional Placement and you can even transform your idea into a business through the Business start-up Journey with Aspire.

Our careers and employability support at Kent Business School is designed to make sure you are ready to hit the ground running when you graduate, when you study with us you can expect:

• 1-2-1 personalised Career Coaching with qualified and experienced coaches.
• Pre-arrival guidance for international students to support navigating the UK labour market
• Mentoring opportunities through professional bodies, business leaders and Kent alumni
• Workshops and events designed to support your career planning, finding and securing work and work experience, and professional development, including insights from industry.
• Access to careers fairs, live projects/competitions with employers and networking opportunities
• Plus access to extracurricular professional development and skills courses run by industry professionals