Today, there is an acute recognition that an integrated and multidisciplinary approach that captures both core public health theory and management practice is needed to address the pressing challenges being faced in global health.
The new MSc Global Health Management at the University of Greenwich provides a unique ‘one-stop’ tailor-made postgraduate degree that amalgamates public health and management through a global lens. This new programme teaches bespoke leadership and management capabilities to students keen to pursue careers in health and social care, health consultancy, and third sector organisations in global health more broadly. Such capabilities are particularly critical now, as the next generation of managers and leaders of health-focused organisations worldwide face unique challenges and complexities that will test them in many ways. A perfect example is the COVID-19 pandemic that humanity is presently facing.
The underpinning philosophy of the programme is one of all-around transformation of future leaders through self-reflection, strategic thinking, and innovation. The programme provides global health and healthcare leaders with critical management perspectives to innovate and lead tomorrow’s health service provision at local, national, and international levels. The programme also brings the latest academic thinking and business strategies into global health practice, leveraging expertise of academics and expert practitioners in the field. This programme will help leaders transform business models, and organisations encourage organisational renewal, collaboration, and learning. It will also help them create value, redesign service delivery and care pathways to achieve strategic goals and generate efficiencies in the health system.
The programme will equip students with integrative thinking that combines intuition, critical analytic reasoning, and innovation, recognising and enhancing their management and leadership capabilities within various health systems. Students will also have the opportunity to develop core competencies, and capabilities for managing strategically, leading innovation and systems change, managing human and non-human resources, applying core principles of health economics and finance, critical thinking, and judgement, and implementing research relevant for global health management
Applicants who work or desire to work in healthcare/public health organisations, governmental or non-governmental organisations, social enterprises, development agencies, pharmaceutical companies, management consultancy, public health research organisations, or health insurance agencies will find the MSc Global Health Management an enriching and professionally empowering degree to build capacity. It is a truly unique programme!
