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Leadership and Management in Public Services – (M.Sc.)
University of Hertfordshire
Business School
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,820 - ≈ € 12,030 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Hatfield / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 60 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Hertfordshire
The course is structured to allow participants to undertake a series of short courses that will provide essential skills for employment, or alternatively, courses can be combined to gain a recognised postgraduate qualification. This flexible course is designed to meet particular needs by selecting a bespoke series of courses that allows development to be tailored to organisation needs.
It is designed to maximise employment and career development potential of participants, whilst providing employers with people who can effectively utilise their knowledge and abilities in the evolution of strategy and the achievement of organisation goals.
Who is the programme aimed at?
The programme provides a development vehicle for organisations that need to enhance their staff through a structured exposure to key issues, concepts and techniques. It is targeted at managers working within organisations that deliver local government, health andsocial care, emergency services, education, public utilities etc.
Benefits to Organisations
* Assessment and related activities will be strongly related to the everyday work of students
* Short courses allow skill to be developed away from the daily work environment
* Access to the latest thinking about leadership and management within the sector
* Increased ability to improve the effectiveness of management through individual professional development
Benefits for Individuals
* Select short courses to structure effective learning
* Combining the modules to gain a recognised post graduate qualification, as well as CPD recognition
* Developing your knowledge and skills to enable better understanding of leading and managing in public services
* Understanding of key concepts and techniques provide the ability to advance public services careers
Careers
The course is aimed at developing the careers of managers in public service organisations.
Teaching methods
We offer a varied programme of teaching that includes facilitated seminars, practical workshops, web-based learning, case study analysis and traditional lectures. We also provide sessions by visiting staff, practitioners and consultants to give a varied perspective of the topics covered.
You will be assessed through a variety of coursework including presentations, reports and projects. You will also be required to complete a dissertation and will be supported by a dissertation supervisor.
Contents
Core modules
* Delivering Public Services
* Leading and Managing Strategically
* Performance Measurement and Accountability
* Postgraduate Research Methodology
* Public Services Research Project
* Strategic Approach to Project Management
* The Public Service Context
Optional modules
* Commissioning Effective Mental Health Services
* Commissioning in Practice
* Consultancy Skills
* Developing a Coaching and Mentoring Culture
* Financial Performance Measurement
* Information Systems for Management Decision Making
* Inter-Professional Working
* Leadership and Partnership in an Integrated Context
* Leading with a Multi-Agency Approach
* Management Development at Work 1
* Management Development at Work 2
* Managing in Complexity and Change
* Modern and Effective Mental Health Services
* Organisational Behaviour
* Personal Development through Experience 1
* Personal Development through Experience 2
* Project Management
* Strategic Leadership
* Strategic Management Perspectives
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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Register Now!Requirements
You will be required to have an honours degree of at least 2:2 in any subject or a degree equivalent professional qualification. Alongside this, a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience with identifiable responsibility is required.
For those of whom English is not their first language, you will need IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 580 (237 CBT) or equivalent. However, the University offers Pre-sessional English programmes which are available to students with lower levels of English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
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