Why study the UCL MBA Health?

Our in-person one year health specialist MBA will equip you with the skills and networks to become a future senior leader in the healthcare management space.

Our UCL MBA Health programme provides the foundation to improve the quality of health and healthcare management in public, private and not-for-profit organisations (NGOs) across the world.

Health now accounts for more than 10% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). With health and healthcare in the global spotlight due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wider pressures on healthcare systems, there is no better time to obtain a qualification that will help you create impact and meaningful change.

A transformational programme from the world’s first business school dedicated to health, taught from a global top 10 university, our UCL MBA Health programme offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to realise your exceptional ambitions in health leadership. 

The UCL MBA Health is a competitive programme with global relevance. Bringing together world class academia with practical business skills, as a UCL MBA Health candidate, you’ll gain the competencies of a traditional MBA, while homing in on the practical application healthcare management skills. More than that, through this programme, you’ll enhance your employability and earning potential, securing your place as a future changemaking healthcare leader.

The UCL MBA can either be full-time programme ran over 12 months or can part-time over 24 months. From our research, we feel that the part-time option would work particularly well for those coming from the NHS.

UCL MBA Health highlights

• A two-week induction – including a three-day residency off campus – establishing your personal development journey, enabling you to shape your MBA experience while transforming your leadership style and career. 
• Programme delivery - four specific business discipline focused blocks each with a ‘wrap up week’ where topics come to life with real world scenarios and case studies presented and discussed by health experts.
• The two-week immersion field experience that is the Global Health Challenge and the Health Consultant Project, a consultancy project delivered with one of our partner organisations. 
• Throughout the programme, you’ll also receive one-to-one and group career coaching, leadership development and networking opportunities.
• Face-to-face teaching will take place across our UCL campus in London, a unique environment which brings together the best of UCL’s progressive history, positive impact and disruptive spirit.
• Attending a world top 10 university ranked 5th in the world for global health 
• The inimitable experience of London – a global city that is a leader in health and business

As a UCL MBA Health graduate, you’ll come away with:

• An enhanced understanding of the intersection between health and business.
• Substantial research and analytical skills that can be specifically applied to health and business leadership.
• A detailed understanding of health organisations, how they’re managed and the changing external context.
• Highly developed professional skills, with a focus on change and innovation in healthcare.
• Well-honed written and verbal communication skills to support information and data management.
• The capacity to identify business opportunities arising from healthcare research.
• Important knowledge about the ethical, legal and regulatory issues associated with bringing health innovations to market.
• A keen awareness of your professional ambitions and skillsets, along with networks of colleagues and health leaders that will last a lifetime.
• A mindset embracing innovation, nurtured by the experiential learning and real world examples used in teaching at UCL GBSH.
• An appreciation of teamwork and collaboration for problem solving and delivering equality, diversity and inclusion in healthcare settings.

Meet the UCL MBA Health class of 2022

Find out about the UCL MBA Health programme