Duration:
1 years (full-time)
Number of credits:
180
Start date(s):
January 2027
Develop the leadership skills to shape the future of care.
Healthcare and social care are evolving rapidly, creating demand for leaders who can improve services, embrace innovation and inspire positive change. Our MSc Health and Social Care Leadership and Innovation prepares you to become one of those leaders, combining advanced leadership development with the knowledge and skills needed to shape the future of care.
Designed for both current and aspiring leaders, this contemporary programme equips you to progress into more senior leadership roles across health and social care. Whether you're already working in the sector or looking to build on a relevant undergraduate degree, you'll graduate ready to lead with confidence in an increasingly complex and digitally enabled environment.
At Roehampton, you'll develop the professional, technological, leadership and academic skills needed to respond to today's workforce challenges. With a strong focus on digital innovation, inclusive leadership and service improvement, you'll gain the expertise to deliver meaningful change within your organisation and the communities you serve.
Learning takes place in Roehampton's state-of-the-art facilities and is delivered by experienced health and social care experts and leaders. Throughout the programme, you'll benefit from an applied learning experience that connects theory with professional practice, helping you build the confidence to tackle real-world challenges.
Available full-time or part-time, the programme offers the flexibility to fit around your career while supporting your professional development. As you progress, you'll strengthen your ability to lead teams, develop your workforce and drive innovation that improves the quality of health and social care services.
Did you know?
Our industry-informed curriculum has been developed to reflect the evolving priorities of the health and social care workforce. By integrating leadership, management, digital technologies and emerging global health priorities, the programme ensures you'll develop the skills employers are looking for both now and in the future.
Modules
- Leading and developing teams in health and social care
- Delivering high-quality health and social care services
- Clinical Futures in health and social care*
- Research Methods in Healthcare practice*
- Designing and delivering financially sustainable health and social care services
- Research project for healthcare practice*
Careers
Take the next step towards influential leadership in health and social care.
This programme is designed for professionals who want to progress into more senior leadership roles across the health and social care sector. Aligned with industry standards and workforce priorities, it equips you with the leadership, digital and professional skills needed to advance your career in the UK and internationally.
Graduates are well prepared for leadership opportunities across private healthcare, NHS hospitals, community and primary care services, local authority social care, and independent and government-run care homes. The programme also provides an excellent route for graduates in health and social care, science, psychology or sociology who want to develop workforce-ready leadership skills through postgraduate study.
Learning and Assessment
How You’ll Learn:
Develop practical leadership skills through collaborative, applied learning.
Teaching combines academic knowledge with practical leadership development, ensuring you can apply your learning directly to professional practice. Through applied learning, inter-professional collaboration and flipped learning, you'll develop the critical thinking, leadership and problem-solving skills needed to succeed in today's health and social care environment.
How you’ll be assessed:
Showcase your leadership through authentic workplace-focused assessments.
Assessments are designed to reflect the challenges faced by health and social care leaders, helping you develop skills that can be applied immediately in the workplace. Through a combination of formative and summative assessments, you'll strengthen your communication, reflective practice and leadership capabilities while demonstrating your ability to make a positive impact on services.
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Applying
UK postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Specific entry requirements
At least a 2.2 honours UK degree or international equivalent would be preferred. Third class honours degree, appropriate professional qualifications and/or experience will be considered on an individual basis by Programme Leaders
Non-graduates with appropriate professional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis by Programme Leaders
General entry requirements
International postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Specific entry requirements
At least a 2.2 honours UK degree or international equivalent would be preferred. Third class honours degree, appropriate professional qualifications and/or experience will be considered on an individual basis by Programme Leaders
Non-graduates with appropriate professional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis by Programme Leaders
General entry requirements
Fees and funding
UK students
Tuition fees
| Entry date | MSc |
|---|---|
| January 2027 | £11,250 |
Prices shown are for the first year of your degree.
Funding your studies
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London.
International students
Tuition fees
| Entry date | MSc |
|---|---|
| January 2027 | £18,980 |
Prices shown are for the first year of your degree.
Funding your studies
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London.
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