Modules

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Full-time

Year one
In your first year, you’ll gain a strong basis in core business areas such as accounting and finance, economics, management, marketing and statistics. This comes alongside the introduction to the management side of health where you’ll be introduced to topics around social care, innovation within healthcare and the interdisciplinarity of the health and business space.

Year two
In the first half of year two, all students continue to get grounding in general health and business topics. You’ll gain insights into project management and research methods in the health and business industry alongside looking into ethics and comparative systems in healthcare. In the second half, students split into their chosen routes of either Health Science or Healthcare Management.

Our Health Science students will go in-depth into demographic analysis and population health and learn about acute and chronic infectious diseases whilst our Healthcare Management route students will gain a greater understanding of economics, finance, supply chain management and human resources within the healthcare context.

Year three
This is where MSci students either attend their study abroad programme or their work placement. These two options are open to all MSci students regardless of your chosen route (Health Science or Healthcare Management). You can only choose to do the work placement or the study abroad option as both will take place over the whole academic year.

Year four
In term one of your final year, all MSci students will gain a greater understanding of two compulsory modules related to AI, analytics, ESG and sustainability. You will also get to choose another two subjects from a range of topics including strategic leadership, startups in digital health, power and politics and policies and practices in the healthcare and pharmaceutical space. You’ll end the year with the opportunity to connect with research in an area that has piqued your curiosity in the programme. In your final term, you’ll use primary research and investigation to produce an original piece of research for your dissertation. This will allow you to bring together your learning from across your period of study.

You can find more information and a breakdown of specific modules here. 

Your learning

Module teaching includes attending lectures, seminars, and weekly group tutorials for in-depth discussions. Face-to-face lectures feature guest speakers and UCL academics. Ongoing seminars focus on case-based presentations, fostering analytical and presentation skills. Consolidation seminars test knowledge with problem or case-based presentations, offering formative feedback before summative assessment. Project development workshops hone investigative, analytical, synthesis, and data interrogation skills, applied in real-world business, health, and research projects.

Our work placement is an option on the MSci in Business and Health. The work placement allows students to work full-time in a role relevant to their studies. These work placements last at least six months and take place across the academic year before the final degree year on the MSci. These fully assessed work placements are designed to build your professional and academic expertise. Students receive academic credit, supervision and extra transferable skills.

Students will be expected to keep a journal throughout their placement where they record reflections from their theoretical learning and its application in the workplace. Moreover, each week during terms 1 & 2, students will be expected to attend a two-hour online session where they will discuss themes that have come up in their workplace as well as discuss organisational development and awareness through sharing their various workplace experiences both in terms of opportunities and challenges.

In most cases, you will be placed in an organisation that will give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in a professional environment. Work placements can be in the UK or abroad. Our academic and careers team will work with you to ensure you secure an appropriate internship. 
 

Students will spend approximately 14 – 15 hours a week across four modules per term in structured in-person learning – seminars and lecturers. They would also be expected to undertake 5-6 hours of independent learning per module each week alongside their in-class activities, which include readings, videos and other online activities.

Assessment

Exams test knowledge and its application to case studies. Coursework essays develop organised arguments. Presentations involve selecting, synthesising, and communicating information for diverse audiences, both individually and in groups. The business project encompasses project management, planning, budgeting, strategy development, marketing, and stakeholder engagement. The research project/dissertation includes analysis, literature review, critical appraisal, research writing, and argument presentation. Enhanced research skills cover health-based hypotheses, literature reviews, and practical analysis. Health and Business case analyses involve identifying needs, addressing challenges, considering financial and legal aspects, and navigating ethics. Business presentations showcase communication, information delivery, persuasion, and professional knowledge application in various scenarios.

Accessibility

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