The University of Sheffield
Masters courses

Master of Public Health (Management and Leadership)

Start date: September 2012
Duration and mode of study: One year full-time; 2 years part-time

Why choose the MPH (Management and Leadership)?

Suitable for both UK and overseas applicants, this programme will provide you with a firm grounding in the fundamental principles and practice of management and leadership as applied within health and social care services. The core of management science is coupled with options from the MPH programme, enabling you to study relevant public health topics and gain skills and knowledge in research appraisal.
The MPH (Management and Leadership) is ideally suited to clinical and non-clinical professionals who aspire to be leaders in their health care organisations and systems, either in the UK or in their own country. It will help clinicians understand the world of the manager and managers the world of the clinician.
A major strength of this programme is its combination of public health, management, health services research and health economics. This is a combination not available from an MBA or a pure MPH or MSc programme. Furthermore, you will study alongside other students in the School taking our MPH programmes. Currently we have more than 80 students on these courses, of whom two thirds come from overseas countries.
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) confirmed ScHARR as the UK's most powerful department for health services research, with the largest volume of activity assessed as either world-leading or internationally excellent among institutions returned to the HSR panel. The RAE panel recognised the esteem in which the School is held globally for excellence in health services research and evaluated the research environment as predominantly world-leading or internationally excellent.
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Course outline

The MPH (M&L) programme has been designed to provide progression from the fundamentals to more advanced topics. The course begins by introducing the main aspects of management in health services, alongside an introduction to public health in a global perspective. Alongside these units, you take an introductory research methods unit, providing the basis for your research project later in the programme. Health Policy and Systems, Strategic Management and Leadership in Health Services are other core units. You have the choice from a range of options. Finally, the dissertation provides an opportunity for you to apply your learning to an area of personal interest.

Aims and learning outcomes

The MPH (Management and Leadership) aims to provide students with in depth understanding of issues in the management and government of public health, and apply this to the specific challenges in delivery, planning and management of health services in their national context. The learning outcomes are:
  • Thorough understanding of management and organisational theory and its application to the health sector
  • Insight into the global drivers of reform in health systems and their potential impacts on future public health policy directions in both developed and developing nations.
  • Systematic understanding of the challenges for the management, governance and leadership of public health services in developed and developing countries
  • Comprehensive understanding of the management tools available to systematically assess external and internal organisational drivers of change and system performance
  • Critical awareness of how the research process may be applied in the study of health services management

Course contact


Course Administrator, MPH (Management and Leadership)
ScHARR
Regent Court
Regent Street
Sheffield S1 4DA, UK

Tel: +44 (0)114 222 0720

Fax: +44 (0)114 272 4095

E-Mail: scharr-mph@sheffield.ac.uk