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MSc Global Healthcare Management

Please note: The below is for 2025 entries. Click here for 2024 entries.
UCAS code 1234
Duration 1 year full-time
Entry year September 2025
Campus St Luke's Campus
Discipline Healthcare and Medicine
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2:1 and a clinical, healthcare or social sciences background.

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Overview

  • Study full-time on our 1 year MSc Global Healthcare Management: a course designed for those who aspire to a management career in global healthcare settings.
  • Develop strategic leadership skills: learn to navigate complex healthcare systems and drive innovation.
  • Master global healthcare management: gain insights into international health policies, cultural nuances, and emerging trends.
  • Apply management theories to real-world challenges: solve complex problems and develop sustainable solutions.
  • Cultivate digital proficiency: harness the power of technology to improve healthcare outcomes.
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Contact

Programme Director: Sarah Bradley

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Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72

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Top 10 in the UK for our world-leading and internationally excellent Clinical Medicine research

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Our Public Health research is 11th in the UK for research power

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Taught in collaboration with our triple-accredited Business School

AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS

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Major capital investment in new buildings and state-of-the-art facilities

Top 10 icon

Top 10 in the UK for our world-leading and internationally excellent Clinical Medicine research

Based on 4* + 3* research in REF 2021

Medal with star on icon

Our Public Health research is 11th in the UK for research power

Submitted to UoA2 Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care. REF 2021

Rosette with tick in icon

Taught in collaboration with our triple-accredited Business School

AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS

Medical building icon

Major capital investment in new buildings and state-of-the-art facilities

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a 2:1 and a clinical, healthcare or social sciences background.

Accreditation of prior learning for Masters courses in Healthcare and Medicine

Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is a process whereby students, who have already gained relevant skills and knowledge prior to the start of their course, may be granted a partial credit exemption from their programme instead of unnecessarily repeating work. Find out more about APL.

Entry requirements for international students

Please visit our entry requirements section for equivalencies from your country and further information on English language requirements.

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Entry requirements for international students

English language requirements

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.

Course content

The MSc Global Healthcare Management equips aspiring managers and leaders of healthcare organisations with the knowledge and skills to work effectively and transform services at local, national and global levels.  Taught by researchers and practitioners with international healthcare and business expertise, you will explore international, intercultural and global dimensions of healthcare practices and learn to apply management theories and principles to real world challenges. With a focus on the leadership, change management and innovation skills required to develop digitally-integrated, sustainable and equitable care systems, you will develop the problem-solving and collaboration expertise required of high performing healthcare managers. 

In this full-time, 1 year Masters programme, modules include Management & leadership in global healthcare, Leading change in global healthcare, Sustainability & behaviour change, and Improving care in developing nations. You will also complete an international business project plan. 

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

180 credits compulsory modules

Compulsory modules

CodeModule Credits
HPDM194 Management and Leadership in Global Healthcare 30
BEMM388 People Management 15
BEMM265 Sustainability and Behaviour Change 15
BEMM178 Innovation Management 15
HPDM195 Leading Change in Global Healthcare 15
HPDM196 Future Health 30
BEMM384 International Business Plan 30
HPDM197 Global Healthcare Finance and Ethics 15
HPDM198 Improving Care in Developing Nations 15

Fees

2025/26 entry

UK fees per year: 

£14,900 full-time

International fees per year:

£30,900 full-time

Scholarships

We invest heavily in scholarships for talented prospective Masters students. This includes over £5 million in scholarships for international students, such as our Global Excellence Scholarships*.

For more information on scholarships, please visit our scholarships and bursaries page.

*Selected programmes only. Please see the Terms and Conditions for each scheme for further details.

Teaching and research

This course is full time and campus-based, with a weekly timetable of teaching. Teaching will delivered at both the Streatham and St Luke’s campus.  

Teaching & learning

The programme adopts a blended learning approach, combining campus-based teaching with high quality online resources for guided independent study accessed via our electronic learning environment (ELE). You will attend lectures and participate in classroom discussion, bespoke tutorials and practical exercises. 

Throughout this programme, we will provide you with a practitioner-researcher led environment of learning for you to share your ideas, perspectives and current experiences in response to realistic scenarios.

The course does not include internships or placements in health care settings.

Research

You will complete an International Business Project Plan in Term 3. 

Assessment

Each module will include both formative and summative elements. Formative assessment will involve opportunities for discussion and feedback from peers and tutors. The summative assessment element for each module will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate achievement of the intended learning outcomes. Elements of assessment will include:

  • Development of Knowledge and Understanding
  • Cognitive and Intellectual skills
  • Key/Transferable Skills

Facilities

This programme is based at our St Luke’s campus in Exeter, just a 10 minute walk from the city centre and approximately a mile away from our Streatham Campus. Students have studied at St Luke’s campus for over 150 years and the campus enjoys a vibrant atmosphere set around the lawns of the quadrangle.

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Careers

Who is this course for? 

The course is for aspiring healthcare leaders who want to achieve healthcare management roles in community and hospital settings, in developed or developing countries.  We expect our graduates to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to lead and manage in demanding roles both within and across healthcare organisations around the globe.

Employer-valued skills this course develops

Our programme is designed with a focus on leadership and innovation skills, encompassing digitally integrated, sustainable, and equitable approaches to healthcare. We will work with you to nurture the problem solving and collaboration expertise necessary to become a high-performing healthcare manager.

We’ll provide you with the time, space, and support you need to become a compassionate, inclusive and effective leader of the future. You will refine your written and verbal communication skills through the examination of theory and its use in practice. You will learn how to analyse, synthesise, evaluate and reflect on the translation of research-based evidence into healthcare practice.

Careers support

All University of Exeter students have access to Career Zone, which gives access to a wealth of business contacts, support and training as well as the opportunity to meet potential employers at our regular Careers Fairs. Our academic staff and practitioners will introduce you to relevant established professional networks.

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