BA (Hons) Healthcare Management

Course Code

AU002

Fast-track your career in healthcare with this BA (Hons) Healthcare Management degree from home at your own pace.

Study online and achieve your BA (Hons) Healthcare Management degree from anywhere in the world.
When you enrol, you’ll have access to an online library containing almost half a million books, journals, and industry literature, meaning you don’t need to trawl the books in a library or buy expensive books.
Free CMI (Chartered Management Institute) membership throughout your studies, giving you access to a range of additional resources, a mentoring service, and invitations to both online and offline networking events.
Flexible entry requirements – previous work experience, degrees, qualifications, and studies will be considered when you apply for the degree.
Various funding options available, including student finance from the Student Loans Company (SLC).

Speak to an adviser

Find out more about this degree, our payment options and how to apply by clicking on the ‘enquire’ button below and completing the form. One of our friendly course advisers will be in touch shortly.

Understand how to successfully manage all aspects of a healthcare team with this BA (Hons) Healthcare Management degree.

With this online healthcare degree, you’ll study a multitude of topic areas including planning and managing resources; communication and collaboration in a professional environment; performance improvement; quality management in a care setting; and global health and sustainability.

During your studies you’ll develop a broad knowledge of subject areas within healthcare while gaining valuable skills that will benefit your career in healthcare management such as advanced management skills; problem solving; and a better understanding and knowledge of the health and social care industry.

Once you have successfully completed your healthcare management degree, you could work in the NHS (National Health Service), a private healthcare provider, or in a voluntary or not-for-profit organisation in a range of settings, including:

Residential care homes or hospices
Community healthcare (e.g., GP surgeries, dental practices, or healthcare clinics)
Hospitals
Home care settings

Course Duration

You will have three to nine years to complete this online healthcare management degree.

Course Outcome

Once you have successfully completed all three levels of your BA (Hons) Healthcare Management degree, you will be awarded your degree certificate.

An introduction to key principles of modern healthcare, with a focus on the developing world.
Explore cultural health issues, systems, and nuances.
Understand how we help those in poverty and what the barriers are.

Discover how to lead a successful team.
Who is responsible for what?
Are we following codes of practice?
Does this meet the needs of those we’re caring for?

Look at the goals and values of care.
Relationships with service users.
Helping people to change their own situations.
The standards that need to be met in healthcare.

Understand how careful resource management is used to run the world of social work.
Learn how you can provide the best service while remaining cost efficient.
The tough decisions to be made such as financial shortfalls, managing fraud, and how to distribute resources across competing priorities and cases.

Critical reflection on your own personal values in terms of ethical issues, human rights, stereotyping, and empathy.
Understand how we can respect all individuals, particularly those who may be socially excluded.

The true meaning of public health and the critical issues in today’s public health policies and interventions.
Modern ideas and values.
Understand the importance of ethics and data when assessing health programmes.

Concept, education and promotion of health and wellbeing.
Health and wellbeing beyond exercise: parenting, poverty, infectious diseases, and substance abuse.
How to develop, communicate, and support someone’s health intervention.

Learn more about health and social care agencies.
Using a case study, you’ll research and report on partners in your area, assessing the best teams and tools to fulfill community needs.

How to be the best manager possible.
Ensuring everyone in your team feels committed to your vision.
Working with staff and service users to create a social care landscape that meets their needs.

Discover the key issues in global sustainability.
Global problems such as poverty, disease, and climate change.
The impact of global problems on healthcare.

Learn the complexities of managing finances, projects, and contracts.
Staff performance, breaches, and frustrations.
A close look at the ins and outs of insurance.

Applications for this degree will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We will take into account your work experience and previously gained qualifications or degrees when we discuss your application.

Eligibility

The standard entry requirements for this BA (Hons) Healthcare Management degree are either:

Two subjects at A Level or equivalent, as well as passes at grade 4/C or above in three subjects at GCSE level.

If you don’t currently hold the above qualifications, you can also discuss with us the option of completing an additional foundation year.

Non-native English speaker applications

If you have prior work experience, we are happy to consider you for this course if you can demonstrate that you have the motivation to study the degree. We will ask you for a personal statement that demonstrates your ability to study the course, as well as references and evidence of your previous work experience.If English is not your first language, we ask that you hold an IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element), or TOEFL iBT 80, or equivalent. We also offer an internal English test for applicants.

Your course fees will be £6935 per level.

Ways to pay for your online degree

Student Loans (UK students)

Many students enrolling on an online degree choose to pay for their course with a student loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC). Loans are typically paid in two instalments during each academic year directly to your university to cover your tuition fees.

You may be eligible for student finance if your course is based in the UK, and it is your first degree.

For more information on the amount you can borrow and to check your eligibility for a student loan click here.

Once you have completed your course, you will start paying back your student loan when your income rises about the threshold which is currently £27,295 a year before tax.

Additional support is also available in the form of the Special Support Grant, which is for students receiving certain benefits, are a lone parent, or have certain disabilities. Students with children or adult dependents can also apply for:

Childcare grant to cover the cost of childcare while you study.
Parent’s learning allowance.
Adult dependant’s grant.

Complete the form at the top of this page to speak to an adviser and get more information about this payment option.

Pay in full

If you have the funds available, you can choose to pay for your course in one go. Alternatively, you can pay for a level in full through a fixed payment plan.

If you choose this method you can pay via credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard or Maestro) or by bank transfer.

Pay by instalments

You can choose to pay for your degree through a one-year payment plan for each level of study. This can be confirmed when you speak to a member of the team and a payment plan can be agreed separately with you. Please note, a holding fee will be deducted from the fees payable, and your remaining fees will form the basis of your payment plan.

After each level, you will need to confirm prior to the start of the next level whether you will be paying in full or continuing to pay via instalments for the following year.

This degree is available to study fully online, giving you total flexibility over your learning. You can enrol and study from anywhere in the world at your own pace, without needing to attend any classes. This method of learning allows you to achieve your degree from home, fitting your studies around your work and family commitments while allowing you to achieve your goals.

You’ll need access to a laptop, computer, or mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet and have access to the internet in order to access your learning materials and study this course.

You will have access to our online learning platform which includes virtual classrooms and lectures, as well as an online library which is free to access throughout your studies, giving you access to half a million books and journals.

Our online learning platform is also integrated with Zoom, allowing you to speak to your tutor during seminar sessions and access their valuable support and guidance. Your tutor will provide you with regular feedback, and you will also have the chance to connect with other like-minded students via our message and community boards to discuss the topics you’re currently studying.

You will be assessed using a variety of assessment methods to allow you to demonstrate your strengths. You will be assessed using the following methods to allow us to track your progress:

Reports
Essays
Briefing notes
Case studies
Portfolio submission

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) are the only organisation in the UK that can award their members with Chartered Manager status to their members. The institute promotes excellence in management and leadership throughout the UK. They aim to boost their member’s career development and connect you with like-minded professionals across a diverse range of sectors.

When you enrol on this healthcare management degree, you will receive free CMI membership throughout your studies. This will give you access to a large variety of additional resources such as a mentoring service and invitations to both online and offline networking events.

Studying the topics covered in this online healthcare management degree will allow you to master a range of different skills, including:

Improve the quality of your management skills.
A range of vocational skills to support your career.
Boosted knowledge of the health and social care sector.
An ability to learn and solve problems in multiple areas of the healthcare industry.

Once you have successfully completed your BA (Hons) Healthcare Management degree, you will have a range of knowledge and skills that are critical to a career in healthcare management. Relevant career options for graduates of this degree include working in the National Health Service (NHS), for a private healthcare provider, or for a voluntary/not-for-profit organisation in a range of settings such as: