Introduction to Leadership and Management for Health
This short course provides an introduction to management for students from a range of professional and academic backgrounds. Its aim is to examine the main components of management in a way that is accessible to students with different levels of experience of working in organisations. Using health care organisations as a focus it explores the key elements of managing self, managing teams and managing organisations to enable students to develop a critical perspective on organisation. It focuses on the use of theory and research to build an understanding of management and leadership in organisations.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this short course you should be able to:
1. Discuss broad conceptual approaches to the study of management
2. Examine management of self; management of teams; management of the organisation as a framework for the practice of management.
3. Analyse critically specific theories of management and leadership and their utility in increasing understanding of organisations
4. Examine the rationale for and effectiveness of change strategies utilised in health care organisations.
5. Evaluate critically the concept of organisational culture and its applications in managing health care.
6. Critique relevant research to inform an analysis of health care organisations.
Assessment
One written assignment
Course dates
7-11 April
Course coordinators
Course Lead: Iain Snelling
Course prerequisites
Degree level needed
Further information
Please contact the Programme Administrator, 0121 414 7577, or at mph@contacts.bham.ac.uk for information on fees or entry requirements.
You can choose to study this course as either a microcredential or a non-credit CPD shortcourse.
Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?
- Usually taken from exisiting modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
- Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
- Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
- Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
- Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.
Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit shortcourse version.
Apply for the Microcredential
Non-credit short course
The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure, the difference between them both is with the non-credit short course you do not take the assessment at the end therefore you will not receive credits but will recieve a certificate of completion, this certificate cannot be converted to credits.
Please note if you apply for the non-credit short course, you cannot swap to the microcredential version once registered.
Apply for the non-credit CPD shortcourse
Applications must be received a minimum of one month before the start date of the course.