What are the entry requirements for Healthcare Management?
The entry requirement for this course is a bachelor’s degree with honours, at a 2:2 or above or equivalent in a subject. Relevant subjects include but are not limited to dentistry, dietetics clinical education, global health, health promotion, health administration or healthcare management, medicine, nursing, midwifery, occupational therapy, pharmacology, physiotherapy, clinical psychologist, radiotherapy, podiatry, speech & language therapist, ophthalmologist, anaesthetics, medical laboratory scientists.
Applicants with a lower degree classification and relevant current work experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Current (or recent) health care work-related experience is required of all candidates seeking admission. Ideally applicants should have at least 12 months experience working in a leadership or management role.
As part of your personal statement, you should include the following information to support your application:
- Evidence of your work experience in healthcare (experience of working at a senior management level of equivalent is required)
- How have your current or previous studies influenced your decision to study healthcare management?
- What interests you about the subject area or course? Why do you want to complete this programme?
- What skills and attributes you have gained from inside and outside of education? For example, are you good at problem solving or have good analytical skills?
- Do you have a long-term career goal? How will this course help you get there?
- Do you have any relevant work/volunteer experience, and any other achievements you would like to be taken into consideration?
Can I get admission into Healthcare Management based on my working experience in this sector?
This course has academic entry requirements which are assessed alongside relevant work experience. Full details of any relevant work experience, including references should be submitted with your application and may be considered for entry where the minimum academic entry requirements are below those required.
Usually, unrelated work experience is not considered sufficient for entry without meeting the minimum academic entry requirements. Please contact us with your specific circumstances by submitting an enquiry form above and we will be happy to discuss your options.
Can I make an appointment with an advisor to discuss further about the admission process?
If you want to get more information on the admission process, please get in touch with the postgraduate admissions team by submitting an enquiry form above.
If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test. The English Language requirements for this programme are IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 6.0 with no individual component score of less than 5.5. For guidance on the acceptability of other English Language tests please contact pgadmissions@napier.ac.uk
This may not apply if you have completed all your school qualifications in English, or your undergraduate degree was taught and examined in English (within two years of starting your postgraduate course). Check our country pages to find out if this applies to you.
We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
Entry requirements by country
Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto the following courses:
- BM Midwifery/MM Midwifery
- All Graduate Apprenticeship courses.
See who can apply for more information on Graduate Apprenticeship courses.
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