MSc Global Healthcare Management (Leadership)

UCL (University College London)

A course with tangible real-world value, the Global Healthcare Management (Leadership) MSc is a degree that has been created by academics and industry experts. Equip yourself with essential skills and connections to change the world in healthcare through opportunities to specialise in leadership. Taught at the world’s first business school dedicated to health in a global top 10 university (QS World University Rankings 2026), this course offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the best in the sector while gaining the most valuable and in-demand skills. Healthcare organisations anchored by strategic leadership and managers with specialist skills will form the future of improved healthcare delivery across the world. Many global healthcare systems were feeling the pressure before the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, now is a critical time to push forward systems thinking and universal best practices. Equipping students with a critical foundation in the theories, principles and practices underpinning healthcare management, the Global Healthcare Management MSc empowers future healthcare managers and leaders with knowledge. Learning about global differences and interconnections, quality improvement, patient safety and workforce management are also fundamentals on this course. A group business project ensures that problem-solving and innovation in the healthcare context are qualities instilled in all students. As a result, our Global Healthcare Management MSc course produces graduates who are versatile, enterprising, and highly employable healthcare management experts. This course is taught from UCL’s state-of-the-art bespoke facilities on our UCL East campus, on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. The UCL Global Business School for Health is situated in the Marshgate building with access to hi-tech teaching areas and collaboration spaces, a library, and a refectory. Our Global Healthcare Management MSc course is ideal for individuals who strive to become excellent managers and changemakers within healthcare settings. You may be a new or recent graduate in a health, science or business field, or you may have some relevant work experience in healthcare that you want to build on to take your career to the next level. For application to the leadership specialism, we would additionally encourage an interest and aptitude for systematic decision making, as well as developing soft skills for working across organisations, workplaces and stakeholders. This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.

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