This course equips you with the components of connecting services, engaging teams and influencing for results. Learn key factors of productivity and positivity throughout your sphere of leadership practice
Why study with us
- Become a part of a peer-based study team. This will help you achieve leadership practice excellence, fulfilment in your role and your academic goals.
- Peer and tutor feedback and support to take your work in the right direction for you.
- Experience a unique approach to healthcare leadership decision making and change through reflection, debate and dialogical learning.
Course overview:
Level: Postgraduate, Level 7
Delivery: Part-time
Study mode: Blended
Duration: 15 weeks
Module code: MB4302
Start date: September 2026
On this short course, you'll:
- Learn the discipline of leading through a building of expertise applicable to your unique context.
- Develop knowledge and critical understanding of leadership research, theories, concepts and tools.
- Seminar learning allow for critical exploration of theory, along with support to apply concepts to your unique contexts.
Future careers
This CPD is designed to enhance future career prospects by empowering you to lead change and innovation in the workplace.
The programme is for future leaders in healthcare organisations. It aims to ensure you have ‘in demand’ skills and knowledge. The programme starting point has five key pillars:
- Personal reflection on leadership style
- Helping teams excel
- Organisational goals and team capabilities
- Ethical leadership and decision-making
- Maintaining a critical perspective.
Academic expertise
Entry requirements
- You will have an honours degree from an approved institution of higher education in a subject related to healthcare (2:2 class or above) or Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) equivalent (in accordance with university regulations) will be available.
- Must be working in healthcare, healthcare education or related practice to apply learning as they progress through the CPD to enable reflection and build a portfolio in preparation for the viva.
Fees and funding
This course is delivered by the School of Medicine and Dentistry
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