Postgraduate certificate core modules

You take the following core modules and two optional modules to gain a postgraduate certificate.

Learning for leadership
You learn about experiential learning cycles and the notion of systematic enquiry into leadership and management. This helps you plan, manage and record your own management development in line with your personal, professional, academic and organisational requirements. As with all modules, you are encouraged to reflect regularly on the realities of your own and other people’s working environments.

Management and leadership in context
This module introduces the concepts of management and leadership. It provides a foundation for the other modules and helps you to understand your management and leadership role in your organisation. You carry out an organisational analysis and a detailed analysis of your own management and leadership development objectives.

Postgraduate diploma core module

You need to complete a postgraduate certificate and take the following core module and three optional modules to gain a postgraduate diploma.

The business of health and social care
You learn what health and social care policy is, and how it has evolved. You develop your knowledge of a range of perspectives on the health and social care system, and your understanding that there are different approaches. You also critically consider methods of evaluation of the performance of health and social care systems within the UK and with international comparisons.

Options

Choose two options for the postgraduate certificate, and a further three for the postgraduate diploma from
• change and organisational development
• commissioning in health and social care
• culture and organisation
• work-based learning module
• leading teams effectively
• managing and developing people
• managing finance in health and social care
• managing quality and effectiveness
• service users, carers and organisations in partnership
• managing a development project

Your choice of modules influences the named award you receive at the end. At postgraduate certificate level the awards are
• Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Social Care Management
• Postgraduate Certificate in Leading People and Teams
• Postgraduate Certificate in Change and Organisational Development
• Postgraduate Certificate in Leading Quality Improvement in Health and Social Care
• Postgraduate Certificate in Commissioning in Health and Social Care
• Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Social Care Leadership
• Postgraduate Certificate in Social Care Leadership At postgraduate diploma level the awards are
• Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Social Care Leadership
• Postgraduate Diploma in Health and Social Care Leadership (Higher Specialist Award in Social Work)

Masters

You complete the postgraduate diploma and the dissertation.

Dissertation
During this module you complete a project focusing on real organisational or practice questions. The project should have the capacity to influence the development of your organisation. Your tutors provide academic support and guidance with • choosing your research topic • methodology • data analysis • preparation for publication. You may also join a research group with other students to support each other and feed back on your progress.