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MBA Health and Social Care

ARU LondonPoplar, East London
Postgraduate12 months full-time or 24 months part-time (6 trimesters)Full-time (12 months) or Part-time (24 months)Work experience accepted

Course Overview

This degree addresses the specific demands placed on professionals responsible for leading policy, strategy and services in health and social care, across public, private or voluntary-aided sectors.

You will study key management disciplines including business planning and finance, project and operations management, healthcare service improvement and leadership.

Explore commercial, managerial, legal, marketing, and operational aspects relevant to health and social care sectors

Gain skills to manage diverse healthcare organisations

Develop an understanding of public, private, and voluntary-aided industry healthcare work

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Entry requirement, in one line

A recognised Bachelor's degree (typically 2:2 or above) or equivalent professional experience, contact admissions@london.aru.ac.uk for classification guidance, or relevant work experience considered as part of a holistic application. Next intake: September, January, May.

Entry Requirements

Qualified on paper, or qualified by experience.

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A recognised Bachelor's degree (typically 2:2 or above) or equivalent professional experience, contact admissions@london.aru.ac.uk for classification guidance

Who Fits This Course

  • Supervisors, managers, policymakers or clinicians wanting to move into healthcare management leadership
  • Holds a Bachelor's degree or has significant relevant sector experience
  • Working professionals who want a full-time (12-month) or part-time (24-month) route
  • Experienced professionals without a formal degree but with substantial relevant sector or management experience (assessed via Recognition of Prior Learning)

Who Does Not Fit

  • Has no degree and no relevant professional/management experience to support their application
  • Is seeking a clinical/practitioner qualification rather than a management-focused MBA
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What You'll Study

Course Modules, year by year.

What you'll actually study, module by module.

Postgraduate Study Skills, Research Methods and Ethics
Finance and Governance in Health and Social Care
Data Analytics and Demand Management
Leadership and Human Capital Management in Health and Social Care
Strategic Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Health and Social Care
Postgraduate Integrative Project

Career Opportunities

Where this degree can take you.

Graduates go on to roles across public, private and healthcare sectors, some routes need further training or study.

Healthcare management and leadership roles across public, private and voluntary-aided sectorsPolicy and strategy leadership positionsSector employs over 4 million people, with significant projected growth and staffing demand through 2030

Upcoming Intakes

3 routes in, each year.

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September

Standard intake, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

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January

Mid-cycle intake, ideal if you're deciding later in the cycle.

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May

Final intake of the cycle, a good route if you need more lead time.

Apply for May

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