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Postgraduate Studies

 

About the Programmes

Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Care Management and Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Management have been designed to meet growing demand for Health and Care specialists

The programmes have been specially designed to help care professionals including nurses, social workers and health industry employees acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding to enhance their practice.
The role of public health has evolved considerably since it was developed in the nineteenth century. Disease and depravation still challenge governments and health planners and the emergence if infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis and the continuing AIDS pandemic make public health management a key role.


Career Prospects


Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Care Management:

This postgraduate diploma is taught over 12 months and enables learners to:
  • Demonstrate the acquisition of multidisciplinary public health knowledge and skills relevant to professional practice.
  • Understand and apply specialist public health and management knowledge, critically and creatively to clinical and/or professional practice in public health.
  • Critically evaluate the knowledge base in each module, and integrate understanding from different modules to enhance their own or others’ professional practice.



Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Care Management:




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Courses Structure

Lea Valley College offers courses leading to following Postgraduate Diplomas:

Health and Care Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Care Management
The course is delivered over a 12 to 18 month period depending on the option chosen.
Students completing this course will progress to a Masters Degree in health care / health management / health and social care. The course offers the option to complete the NVQ4 Registered Manager’s Award as an added qualification.


Typical unit subject areas include:

  • Managing people and health care
  • Health systems policy and financing
  • Quality Systems Management in Health
  • Change Management Policy and Risks
  • Developing and Communications Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Management Research Project

This course requires work placement. Students are expected to spend at least 24 weeks (960hrs) in an appropriate work placement to consolidate learning and complete the management research project.

Public Health Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Management

This postgraduate diploma is taught over 12 months and enables learners to:
  • Demonstrate the acquisition of multidisciplinary public health knowledge and skills relevant to professional practice.
  • Understand and apply specialist public health and management knowledge, critically and creatively to clinical and/or professional practice in public health.
  • Critically evaluate the knowledge base in each module, and integrate understanding from different modules to enhance their own or others’ professional practice.


Typical subject areas covered include:

  • Basic epidemiology and statistics for public health and policy
  • Health economics
  • Issues in public health
  • Environment, health and sustainable development
  • Health policy process and power
  • Communicable disease control
  • Globalisation and health
  • Managing health services

Entry Requirements



Health and Care Management

First degree in a health or care related discipline or a HND in Health and Social Care plus two years of work experience in the health sector.



Public Health Management

A good first degree in a health or care related discipline or substantial work experience in public health and educated to degree level or above.


Tuition Fees:

TBC







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