This master's degree stands out with its partnerships with professional practice and academic research networks. They bring the latest policies and developments in the local, national, and international public health sectors to the MSc’s eight core modules covering ethics, health promotion, developing and evaluating public health programmes, and the theory and practice of leadership and management.

This programme is informed by the School of Health and Social Care’s research expertise, graded 3* in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. Combined with the latest policy and practice developments from Swansea’s partners in professional practice and academic research networks in Europe and around the world, the MSc gives a complete picture of the unique challenges faced by healthcare managers working in different countries. Core and optional modules explore topics such as the social, cultural and economic context of health, the theory and practice of leadership and management, and economic evaluation in healthcare.

This multidisciplinary MSc equips students with both biomedical scientific skills and transferable professional practice attributes, such as leadership, mentorship, emotional resilience, and interpersonal skills, to name just a few. Students also gain specialised training, personal and professional development, diagnostic and assessment-related knowledge, aspects of involving lived experience of patients, service planning and evaluation, research-informed practice, policy and standards of proficiency, governance, and quality management strategies. Modules explore the principles and organisation of the NHS, the cellular to whole physiological systems that support life, and much more.

Enrolling in this programme means having access to state-of-the-art facilities in the Institute of Life Science (ILS) building, equipped with modern equipment, such as the adjoined 3T MRI and high-resolution CT imaging.. Modules cover the role of clinical microbiology in infection control and public health, and the strategies applied by health professionals to limit resistance, in terms of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control. Links to the NHS in Wales, the UK Research Council, the Welsh Government, among other national and international organisations, further enhance your study and investigation of pathogenic microorganisms.

The university's research in health data is one of the main reasons why Swansea University is consistently ranked among the top five UK research institutions. Here, you will gain the technical skills and software proficiency needed to improve the quality of healthcare across various areas. You will master Machine Learning in Healthcare and Scientific Computing in Healthcare as you gain experience with professionals from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. Using the rich and trusted population databank, you will be able to access a range of collected data spanning up to 30 years from an entire population.

This MSc comes with access to state of the art facilities based within the university’s 30 miilion pounds Centres for Excellence for Administrative Data and eHealth Research. Awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC), these facilities will enhance the quality of your course. Strong links with the NHS and organisations within the Life Science Sector as well as award winning teaching staff will help you better understand modules on electronic health records and clinical coding systems, knowledge management in health care environments, secondary uses of clinical data, and more.

Students in this Chartered Management Institute accredited programme start by gaining a general idea of what management encompasses before choosing a specific pathway they are interested in during their second semester. Whichever route they choose, it’s set to boost their chances to become future entrepreneurs, business development managers, management consultants, analysts or researchers.

Taught by academics with real industry experience, this programme emphasises developing your media skills to boost your professional development. This includes video and documentary making, professional and promotional writing, global media, the business and politics of digital media, visual communications and media design, and public relations. Modules in communication, theory, film and history are available too. Combined with the project and dissertation, students gain a fuller range of oral and professional writing skills, greater competence with digital media, and presentation skills in a range of formats.