As organisations and companies explore new ways to support the health sector, the demand for leaders focused on business and health has grown. Merging the two essential fields of business and healthcare, our Business and Health BSc/MSci is a dynamic and innovative programme that enables you to become a business-savvy leader in this ever-growing sector.
Studied as a three-year BSc or a four-year integrated master, the Business and Health degree is designed to enable students to specialise and tailor their experience to their specific needs through a diverse range of modules and specialist routes: Health Science and Healthcare Management.
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Business and Health BSc
Blend business acumen with healthcare insight on this three-year degree covering everything from entrepreneurship to health systems.
Business and Health MSci
Blend business and healthcare expertise on this four-year Business and Health MSci, featuring a global study or work placement in the third year.
As a former UCL alumni, I have experienced the profound positive impact that a UCL education has on a person. I am thrilled to be taking up this position at a world-leading business school in the heart of East London. I look forward to returning to my former university and leading a programme that I feel passionately about — my focus will remain on maintaining our excellent student experience and achieving great outcomes.
Course modules
Year 1
All students
- Principles and Practices of Economics
- Reimagining Healthcare
- Accounting and Finance for Managers
- Introduction to Management
- Introduction to Statistics and Data Insights
- Principles of Marketing
- Health and Social Care
- Innovation and Intrapreneurship for Healthcare
Year 2
All students
- Comparative Health Systems
- Health Ethics
- Principles and Practices of Project Management
- Research Methods for Management and Health
Health Science specialism
- Acute and Chronic Infectious Diseases
- Frontiers of Knowledge in Public Health
- A Life Course Approach to Health
- Demographic Analysis
Health Management specialism
- Health Economics
- Healthcare Supply Chain Management
- Healthcare Finance
- Human Resource and Workforce Planning
Year 3
All students
- Data Analytics and AI for Healthcare
- ESG, Health and Sustainability
- Business and Health Research Project
- Capstone in Business and Health
Health Science specialism
- Health and Economic Development
- Population Ageing
Health Management specialism
- Health Policy and Management
- Operations Strategy
Year 1
All students
- Principles and Practices of Economics
- Reimagining Healthcare
- Accounting and Finance for Managers
- Introduction to Management
- Introduction to Statistics and Data Insights
- Principles of Marketing
- Health and Social Care
- Innovation and Intrapreneurship for Healthcare
Year 2
All students
- Comparative Health Systems
- Health Ethics
- Principles and Practices of Project Management
- Research Methods for Management and Health
Health Science specialism
- Acute and Chronic Infectious Diseases
- Frontiers of Knowledge in Public Health
- A Life Course Approach to Health
- Demographic Analysis
Health Management specialism
- Health Economics
- Healthcare Supply Chain Management
- Healthcare Finance
- Human Resource and Workforce Planning
Year 3
All students
- Business and Health Placement
or
- Business and Health Study Abroad
Year 4
All students
- Data Analytics and AI for Healthcare
- ESG, Health and Sustainability
- Business and Health Dissertation
- Digital Health Start-ups (optional)
- Strategic Healthcare Leadership (optional)
- Healthcare Power and Politics (optional)
- Pharmaceutical and Biotech Policies and Practices (optional)
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