The main rationale for offering the Postgraduate Diploma in Health & Social Care Management is to prepare highly trained managers for the many new career pathways in healthcare. As professionals from a wide variety of medical, nursing, midwifery, and other health backgrounds are increasingly taking on higher-level, demanding roles and offering leadership to others, this Post Graduate Diploma is aimed at assisting these managers in rising to their new challenges.
Programme Objectives
- The major objective of the programme is to expose the students to the field of management with a focus on the areas of Health & Social Care. In more detail, it would enable them to:
- Understand the various concepts of Management and their applications in the field of Health and Social Care and demonstrate managerial skills in a developmental way.
- Identify and apply specialist expertise relevant to the various sub-disciplines of Health and Social Care Management.
- Critically analyse management theories and assess the business situation, set attainable objectives, generate effective business policies and oversee their effective implementation.
- Understand how to carry out a business research project in a scientific manner by applying appropriate methodologies
Programme Structure
London College of Management Studies (LCMS) offers this structured course package that gives business graduates the opportunity to develop their analytical skills and personal effectiveness, to think globally and meet the needs of modern business, while gaining a well recognised qualification. The Diploma consists of eight taught units which normally takes a total of 12 months. This qualification will allow upward progression to the MBA in Health & Social Care To achieve the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Health & Social Care Management students will be required to successfully complete the following 8 core units.
| Unit Code |
Unit Title |
Contact Hours |
Credits |
| MODULE-1 (SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER) |
| M1-PTE |
Personal & Team Effectiveness |
45 |
10 |
| M1-ME |
Managing your Enterprise |
45 |
10 |
| M1-MSD |
Managing Service Delivery |
45 |
10 |
| M1-MF |
Managing Finance |
45 |
10 |
| MODULE-2 (JANUARY-JUNE/MAY-AUGUST) |
| M2-LMF |
Leading & Managing for the Future |
45 |
20 |
| M2-SM |
Strategic Management in Public & Non-Profit Organisations |
45 |
20 |
| M2-LSC |
Leading Strategic Change |
45 |
20 |
| M2-PSM |
Public Sector Management |
45 |
20 |
Assessment
To ensure the practical use of the programme’s learning outcomes, assessment for the Post Graduate Diploma in Health and Social Care Management will be fully based on course work with no formal examinations. The course work will combine Case Studies, Regular Assignments and Presentations.
Moderation
In order to make assessment as fair as possible a system of moderation has been put in place. LCMS undertakes all assessment activities and internal moderation, while the Association of Business Practitioner (ABP) undertakes an external moderation exercise. The final results are then presented to the Academic Board for formal approval.
Awarding Body
Association of Business Practitioner (ABP) & Association of Business Executives (ABE)
Duration of the Programme
Twelve months including project
Programme Commencement
January, May and September
Entry Requirements
Eligible candidates will be expected to satisfy one of the following requirements:
- A first degree in business related subjects from a recognised university or institution.
- Degree in nursing from a recognized university or Institution
- HND plus minimum 2 years managerial experience
- Students with a first degree, but not in a business domain, must have at least three years management experience.
