MSc/Pg Dip Interprofessional Health and Social Care Management

Purpose

The aim of this programme is to provide students from different health and social care professions an opportunity to harness the diversity of their experience to develop a holistic, interprofessional view of care enabling them to lead and influence care services.

The Interprofessional Health & Social Care Management (IPHSCM) course is a 2 year (PG DIP) or 3 year (MSc) part-time postgraduate course. The Interprofessional nature and ethos of this course meets the needs for promoting and encouraging interprofessional health and social care management and leadership.  The course was introduced in 2008 and is the first and only one of its kind in Northern Ireland.  It highlights the Innovation and Leadership that is synomous with Queens University in collaboration with the HSC Leadership Centre

Learning Outcomes

The first two years of the course are structured as six taught sequential modules.

In Year 1, students focus on enhancing their knowledge and skills through increased self awareness leading to enhanced personal and interprofessional effectiveness. They become familiar with the theory underpinning interprofessional education and work to develop their skills in critically analysing the complexity of interprofessional working within a modern health and social care organisation. 

In Year 2, students study the ethical and legal principles including the philosophical questions arising in health and social care practice across the professions. Following from this, students focus on leadership and its multi-faceted nature and develop skills in critically analysing the approaches to managing and adapting to changes including consideration of the opportunities and constraints that influence change in interprofessional settings.

Students progressing on the MSc pathway will enter their dissertation module in 3rd year. Students will have an opportunity to undertake research in their area of choice, in line with course content, and to write and present these findings in a submitted thesis .

Audience

As this course requires representation from at least 3 disciplines (i.e. Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Social Work, Allied Health Professions, Pharmacy, Management etc)  and ideally propotional representation to run the course, applicants may be subject to interview to ensure that this requirement is met.

Applicants must have a minimum second class honours degree and at least 3 years experience working within their profession (extending to 5 years for shortlisting requirements should this be necessary) 

Approval must be sought from the student employing organisation as a large proportion of assessment is project based within the workplace.

English Language

An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6 in each element of Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. IELTS Certificates are valid for a period of 2 years or equivalent qualification. Applicants must have a mimimum second class honours degree and at least three years experience.

 

 

 

Method

In Year 1 & 2, classes will be delivered by collaborative partnerships betwen the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences and the HSC Leadership Centre. Delivery will take place mainly at the HSC Leadership Centre on the Beeches site. In Year 1, attendance is required on alternative Tuesdays from 9am -1.30pm. The first day - 19th Sept will be 9.30-4.30

Year 2 on alternate Wednesdays from 9am - 1.30pm

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For social work students, the course is PQ accredited programme for the NI Leadership and Strategic Award in Social Work. The MSc leads to the full award covering the complete 9 PQ requirements, whereas the 2 year PG Diploma will enable students to gain 6 of the PQ requirments.

Fees

Tuition Fees for 2014/15

Year 1- £1,698.00 or £850 for Core clients

Year 2 - £ 1,698.00 or £850 for Core clients

Sources of funding..Students applying from HSC Trusts, NIAS Trust, HSCB, RQIA, NIBTS and BSO (Core Clients) may be funded partly though the Service Level Agreement with the HSC Leadership Centre, but must gain approval from within their organisation for this arrangement

There are currently no dates scheduled for this course, if you would like to submit an expression of interest please contact us.