Health Management Research MSc

There is increasing demand in the health sector for managers who can understand and manage research and evidence-based practice. This MSc will provide a grounding in this area and introduce a critical understanding of how health organisations are managed.

The course provides preliminary training for doctoral students on health management PhD and DBA programmes in research methods and related skills to the national standards set out by the Economic and Social Research Council.

What will you study?

After an induction programme introducing you to the Business School and the expectations and ethos of the course, you will go on to study and examine research design and data collection as well as data analysis and reporting, linking qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques.

You will study advanced research methods, which will introduce you to some statistical techniques, and computer-aided analysis of qualitative data. You will also look at perspectives on health management through the two health-specific modules (your choice of modules will depend on your dissertation research topic).

The research project proposal sessions will prepare you for your dissertation, which in turn can be used to prepare the ground for your doctoral research.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

In additional to the research modules listed below, you take two core modules from the Leadership and Management in Health MSc, relevant to your research

Available modules

• Research Design and Data Collection

• Research Design and Data Collection

  This module looks at different research techniques. You will learn how to:

  • evaluate different methods;
  • select the most appropriate for a specific research question;
  • develop research design plans; and
  • construct and test data collection methods.
  
   
• Foundations of Data Analysis and Reporting

• Foundations of Data Analysis and Reporting

  This module will teach you how to plan and execute data handling and analysis, understanding the principles and techniques behind the analysis and linking data to research questions and aims. You will:

  • look at both qualitative and quantitive data;
  • become proficient in the use of dedicated software tools and techniques; and
  • develop skills in writing up and reporting results.
  
   
• Advanced Qualitative Research Methods

• Advanced Qualitative Research Methods

  In this module you will develop an in-depth understanding of different types of advanced and specialised qualitative research techniques. This will include:

  • identifying the most appropriate context for their use;
  • assessing their strengths and weaknesses; and
  • understanding the principles behind them.
  
   
• Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

• Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

  In this module you will develop an in-depth understanding of different types of advanced and specialised quantitative research techniques. This will include:

  • identifying the most appropriate context for their use;
  • assessing their strengths and weaknesses; and
  • understanding the principles behind them.
  
   
• Research Project Proposal

• Research Project Proposal

  In this module you will plan a piece of research that demonstrates your ability to identify and define a researchable problem and to present a coherent proposal in written form.

  You will consider why a topic is suitable for investigation and select the most appropriate methods of data collection and analysis in light of your objectives.

  
   
• Dissertation

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