Healthcare Leadership
Develop the skills and strategic insight needed to lead in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.
Whether you want to work in the public or private healthcare sector, studying Healthcare Leadership will give you essential knowledge and employability skills.
Learn to analyse complex healthcare organisations with a business-focused mind.
The course will also encourage you to become an entrepreneur and future leader in healthcare.
As a student at ARU London, you’ll develop the attitudes, abilities and competencies to work in health and social care environments anywhere in the world.
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Careers
Prepare for leadership and management roles across the healthcare sector.
As well as the healthcare leadership, you could explore careers in areas such as public health, healthcare consultancy, health policy, and related industries.
Teaching and modules
Develop the skills to analyse complex contemporary healthcare organisations with a business-focused mind.
Employers from the healthcare sector have been directly involved in the design and development of this course, so you'll build the skill sets they need. You'll also learn from lecturers who have significant experience across the industry.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Academic and Professional Skills
- The Health and Social Care Environment
- Managing Quality in Health and Social Care
- Business Finance
- Managing Human Resources
- Sustainability in Career Development
- Principles of Health Informatics
- Compassionate Leadership
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare
- Executing Business Strategy
- Managing Change in Healthcare Settings
- Contemporary Issues in Healthcare
- Undergraduate Major Project Health
To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.
- Academic and Study Skills
- Data and Digital Skills
- Foundations of Healthcare
- Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care
- Academic and Professional Skills
- The Health and Social Care Environment
- Managing Quality in Health and Social Care
- Business Finance
- Managing Human Resources
- Sustainability in Career Development
- Principles of Health Informatics
- Compassionate Leadership
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare
- Executing Business Strategy
- Managing Change in Healthcare Settings
- Contemporary Issues in Healthcare
- Undergraduate Major Project Health
Facilities
As a student at ARU London you'll have access to:
- over 30 lecture theatres ranging in size from those that can accommodate up to 200 students in a theatre-style seating arrangement, to others that are perfect for highly interactive seminars
- two interconnected buildings with libraries containing core texts, wider reading materials, printers, and computer labs. There are also multiple study pods and booths for group work or personal study.
You’ll be supported by:
- our Employability Service, helping you develop skills, knowledge, and experience through a range of extra-curricular sessions and career-focused support
- experienced wellbeing advisors and counsellors, offering assistance with mental, physical, medical, and/or learning conditions
- a mobile app giving you 24/7 access to learning resources, the e-library, and your timetable.