Trinity College Dublin - Health Services Management
Qualification Type : Masters - Degree
Qualification Letters : MSc.
Attendance Options : 2 Years Part-Time
Course Overview/Contact:
This course prepares students for middle and senior management positions in the health services. It is intended for suitably qualified applicants currently working in positions with planning or management responsibility in health service organisations. The course is multidisciplinary and open to all professions. The course harnesses the core values of commitment, caring and cooperation in professional clinical practice with management principles and methods relevant to the healthcare setting.
Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of interdisciplinary exchange within small group settings. Teaching is delivered through interactive sessions. Case studies, class discussion and online discussions facilitate the application of learning and ensure that the programme imparts a theoretical framework of understanding whilst maintaining a practical focus. The programme is continually updated to reflect developments occurring within our rapidly changing healthcare environment. A key feature within the programme is a relatively small class size, which optimises learning for individual students.
The programme offers a comprehensive coverage of subjects relevant to health services management. Modules include:
Year 1: Understanding the Healthcare Environment (comprising Population Health, Law, and Marketing); Managing People in Healthcare Organisations (comprising Management and Organisational Behaviour, Human Resources Management, and Organisational Development); Health Economics Information and Operations Management Research Methods.
Year 2: Health Policy; Strategic Management (comprising Strategic Planning, Change Management, Quality Management, Risk Management, and Organisation Theory); Comparative Healthcare (comprising Comparative Analysis, Healthcare Financing, Delivery of Care, and Healthcare Reform); Research Methods and Healthcare Ethics.
Career Opportunities:
2 Years Part Time
Course Url
www.medicine.tcd.ie/health_policy_management/postgraduate/msc/index.php
Course Director
Prof. Charles Normand,Edward Kennedy chair.
Course Coordinator
Telephone Number
+353-1-896 2665/3986
Next Intake
September 2017
Closing Date
31 May 2017
Student Testimonials:
“Completion of the course helps to expand work horizons and opens up career opportunities if you wish to pursue them. You can utilise lots of the course content in everyday work life. You can contribute to the work environment to a far greater extent as a result of a broadened education in matters relating to the Health Service. You also get co-opted onto all sorts of committees but at least you go prepared!”
“The course definitely helped me get this job. The interview board asked me a lot about it.”
“Course content was varied, which kept it interesting. We had some very enjoyable and topical guest lecturers with great class interaction”
“Everybody connected with this course was extremely helpful from day one. Advice and support from the Director and Course co-ordinator made the learning process (relatively) easy!”
“Overall the standard of the programme seems very high. The lecturers are very good and endeavour to tailor their material as much as possible to course participants. Commitments re deadlines etc are honoured and there is clarity around course requirements. The 3 block days are beneficial in that it is much easier to concentrate than at evening lectures after a day’s work”
“For me it was especially the dissertation that allowed me to discover where my real passion lies workwise and now I am living my dream as a change management and process improvement consultant for Healthcare. The strength of the course was the multidisciplinary mix of healthcare professionals, allowing the shift from tunnel vision to bigger picture thinking. This wider vision supports me daily when facilitating larger healthcare organisations through transition."
Entry Requirements:
Applications will be considered from those with health service management experience. In addition, applicants should hold a good honors degree in a professional discipline or an equivalent qualification. Shortlisted applicants may be requested to attend for interview.
