Healthcare Management

Learn online at your own pace and acquire the skills to lead effective solutions for optimal patient care with the MSc in Healthcare Management from RCSI's Graduate School of Healthcare Management.



Over six taught modules you'll explore topics such as leadership leadership and change management, teamwork and performance management, quality and risk management, strategic management, project management and process mapping as well as financial and accounting within healthcare organisations.



The programme also includes an action research project, preparing you to take your learning into your workplace and be ideally placed to ensure the delivery and configuration of high-quality healthcare services. Learn to lead and manage change, respond to challenges and accelerate impact within your organisation.



Designed for professionals seeking to drive change and improve patient outcomes in healthcare settings you can study online at your own pace. This programme runs over two years part-time, and is delivered online.



This course is a Level 9 award on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications



Suitable for

This programme is ideal for healthcare professionals including: doctors, managers, nurses, allied health professionals, interdisciplinary health and social care workers, clinical specialists, and administrators. It is also relevant for those in medical supplies, the pharmaceutical sector, and healthcare regulation.

What you will learn

Module 1

Managing Organisations and People

Learn about organisational structure, teamwork, and change management



Module 2

Operations Management and Quality

Explore patient journey, lean management, and project management tools



Module 3

Leadership and Strategic Management

Discover leadership styles, strategy design, and organisational analysis



Module 4

Managing Finance in Healthcare Organisations

Understand financial accounts, cash flow, and budgeting



Module 5

Quality and Risk Management

Study quality improvement, patient safety, and risk management



Module 6

Evaluation, Measurement, and Research

Learn about data collection, analysis, and evidence-based practice



Capstone Project

Co-Design or Change Roadmap

Develop a quality improvement intervention or a change roadmap for implementation

To be eligible for the programme you must:



Hold a bachelor degree. If you don’t hold a bachelor degree, please see the recognition of prior learning pathway outlined below.



Be working in the healthcare industry.



Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

If you do not meet the minimum academic requirements above, you may still be eligible to apply through recognition of prior learning (RPL). RPL is the assessment of knowledge, skills and competence previously acquired.



Learning occurs in many contexts including work, involvement in social and community activities, or learning through life experience generally. RPL does not give credit for experience as such – rather, it considers the learning that was acquired as a result of the experience.



RPL may be used to gain:



Admission to courses/programmes where a person may not have obtained the standard entry requirements.



Exemptions from course modules which duplicate the learning outcomes an individual has already demonstrably acquired through prior learning.



English language requirement exceptions

You must meet the English language requirements (unless exempt): Opens in new windowIELTS score of 6.5, Duolingo 105-110, or equivalent score on another standardised test. Please see below for list of exemptions.



Exemptions may apply for:



If you have completed your school or undergraduate studies (three or more years) through English in a country where English is the majority native language.



If you have completed your school or undergraduate studies (three or more years) in an English speaking institution in a country where English is not the majority native language and where an IELTS score of 5 or more was a requirement for admissions to the programme.



If you have been working in a country (three years or more) where English is the majority native language or for an employer where English language is the official language.



Graduates of an RCSI Undergraduate, Masters or Professional Diploma programme in Dublin and Bahrain.

Please note: Certified proof must be uploaded as part of your application.

2 years



Mode of delivery

Online - Part-time

Next start date September 2025