Advanced Management (Applied Innovation), PGCert

Have you just completed or about to complete The Bevan Commission Exemplar Programme, the CLIMB Programme or equivalent? This course provides a unique opportunity for professionals in the health and care sector to develop their leadership and management skills while applying innovative approaches to transform the way health and care services are delivered. The Bevan Commission Exemplar Programme is a national programme that supports health and care professionals to develop and implement innovative solutions to improve services and patient outcomes, while the CLIMB Programme is a leadership development programme for emerging leaders in health and care. This course will offer academic input, pedagogical framing, and assessment mechanisms for experiential learning. This PGCert Advanced Management (Applied Innovation) provides a unique and innovative approach to leadership and management development in the health and care sector, which is essential for meeting the challenges facing the sector today and in the future through research and innovation. If you complete the PGCert and decide you want to continue your studies, you can use your existing credits to progress onto the MSc Advanced Management (Health Innovation and Transformation).

See Below. Students must be undertaking a relevant experiential learning programme. Students must attain 2:1 (or overseas equivalent) in an undergraduate degree and any degree subject will be considered. We would also be willing to consider those with other backgrounds and work experience in the sector, in place of the degree entry requirement. Students must also have a minimum of one-year relevant work experience. If you have already completed your Climb / Bevan experience, you will need to revisit your findings in order to meet the assessment criteria for the M Level 15 credits. Swansea University ethics approval is mandatory for all research. Research should be focused on practitioners rather than patients directly. For further details on Swansea University research ethics requirements please visit Research Ethics - Swansea University Module assessment is structured as follows: Assessment 1 - Presentation 10% (20 minutes/15 slides approximately). Deadline: April 2025 (Exact date TBC) Assessment 2 - Individual Research 60% (Work Based Project Report 8000 words) Assessment 3 - Individual Reflective Report 30% (Report 1000 words) Deadline: Tuesday 30 th September 2025

Non-native speakers must achieve an IELTS score of 6.5 or greater with no component less than 6.0. If you have studied an undergraduate degree taught through the medium of English, you may be exempt from this requirement – click here for further information.

International students: £7,550 per year

UK students: £1,300 per year

UK/Home: £1,300 per year

International: £7,550 per year

Jan 2027

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