Master in Health Care Management (Online) (MSc) - HOU

Graduates of the program will be able to:

• Be aware of the specificity of exercising administration in an area where health professionals produce and offer their services, attempting to restore people’s health.
• Understand the institutional context within which the principles of management are exercised to achieve acceptable solutions that maximise social benefit.
• Discern the need for public intervention in the organisation and administration of health services.
• Understand health policy as a subset of social policy.
• Have a good understanding of the historical development of the NHS, its problems and its prospects in relation to the economic, social and health care environment of our country.
• Be aware that the level of health of the population is a function of many factors, not only of the health services provided or the way in which health services are organised.
• Understand that public financial resources should be allocated with a view to maximising the health outcome for society.
• Be aware of the methods and techniques of economic evaluation and allocation of resources with a view to achieving equity, efficiency and effectiveness in the health system.
• Know the methods of effective financing of the health system and its providers.
• Apply techniques of financial and economic analysis and management of hospital units.
• Understand the different behavioural patterns of health service use and the patterns of the doctor-patient relationship that develops within the health system.
• Apply different models for the study and understanding of behavioural issues in disease prevention
• Design effective interventions aimed at reducing burnout in the health care sector
• Use basic concepts to study team dynamics
• Describe how culture influences the use of health services
• Understand the experience of chronic illness and the losses that accompany it.
• Design interventions to improve health services and user satisfaction.
• Know the principles of scientific research methodology and select the appropriate research method for each case.