Healthcare: Management, Policy and Research

Description

Healthcare: Management, Policy and Research is a pioneering non-clinical degree that has been developed to meet the demand for more highly skilled leaders and researchers in healthcare.

From day one you will concentrate on developing your ability to identify, investigate, understand and resolve real problems in healthcare delivery and design. And that’s not all...

This programme will also prepare you for a wide range of employment opportunities by honing your quantitative and qualitative skills, as well as fine tuning your independent critical thinking.

In particular, you will be well placed for careers in health services research, healthcare management, public health policy and academia.

What is more, the student showing the highest research potential following successful completion of this degree will receive a fully funded three year PhD studentship within the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Detailed Course Facts

• English

Course Content

Each year of study on this degree is composed of three central components.

Firstly, the ‘core concepts' component gives you an understanding of the issues central to healthcare systems, management and policy.

Secondly, the ‘methods' component develops your understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as the crucial social scientific disciplines, which underpin that knowledge.

Thirdly, the ‘mentored independent study' component is where you will undertake research with the support and guidance of senior researchers and professors.

The yearlong placement begins at the end of year two.

More information can be found of the course webpage.

Requirements

GCSEs:

All applicants under 21 years of age are required to have a minimum of 7 GCSE including English and Maths at a minimum of grade B.

A Levels:

AAB

Two or more of the following subjects would facilitate a successful application: Mathematics, English Literature, English Language, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Languages, Statistics, Further Mathematics or Politics. We will consider other A Level subjects. Please feel free to contact our admissions team for advice.

IB:

34 points, 17 at higher level

English Language Requirements

For those whose first language is not English, the programme will follow the University policy that applicants will be required to provide evidence of competency in English by reaching an appropriate standard. For example, an approved test such as IELTS, TOEFL or the Cambridge Certification of Proficiency in English. International students are required to have the equivalent overall minimum IELTS score of 7.0 and no less than 6.5 in any section in English Language prior to starting the course.

Other qualification

Science or social science based access course (40 distinctions at level 3)

Other qualifications may also be considered. Please contact healthsciences@southampton.ac.uk or 023 8059 5500 to find out more.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Southampton.

Funding

UK and EU applicants for this degree programme may be able to benefit from the Southampton Merit Scheme.

The scheme pays £1,000 towards the study costs of the highest achieving and most ambitious students.

This initiative helps justify our international reputation for attracting and developing the best new talent.

To be eligible for a Southampton Merit Scholarship you must also select the University of Southampton as your firm acceptance through UCAS.

Full details of our scholarships can be found on our website