Health Care Management iBSc

The doctors and dentists of the future increasingly need a good grounding in management. This is particularly true for those who will be entering the British health care system, where management is now an intrinsic part of medicine and dentistry but unfortunately is not an intrinsic part of their respective curricula. An increasing number of doctors and dentists take on management roles in their careers. In hospital trusts doctors are taking on important and influential roles such as Medical and Clinical Directors and within primary care there are an increasing number of significant and powerful management roles that GPs and dentists are taking on, particularly with the advent of Clinical Commissioning Groups. Individuals with combined clinical and managerial skills are able to link the traditionally different worlds of management and medicine/dentistry and thus make important impacts within health care organisations. This combination of skills also serves individuals well at a time when, for young doctors and dentists, traditional pathways are both overcrowded and in a state of constant flux. Please note the below application deadlines: - 26 January 2022 (King's applicants) - 2 March 2022 (External applicants)

Key benefits

• Offers a broad and balanced approach to management, providing strong foundations in the principal disciplines and the opportunity to explore areas of particular interest.
• Our research-led curriculum encourages critical analysis and debate on a wide range of contemporary management issues.
• Experience the richness of a business school academic and student environment.

Course essentials

Studying for an intercalated degree in Health Care Management fills an important gap in future doctors’ and dentists’ education. King’s Business School is research-led, with a strong international reputation in scholarship, teaching and practice. The School has a broad social science-based approach to the study of management and includes a major area of teaching and research strength in the public sector and health care management fields. The Health Care Management iBSc would make a valuable addition to your medical or dental degree, allowing you to better develop your career either within a health care system that is increasingly influenced by management or enable you to take a different career path such as management consulting.

Base campuses

Strand Campus

Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.

Waterloo Campus

Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties

Regulating bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for MBBS students

King’s students must have passed Stage 1 and Stage 2.

External students must have first time passes for years 1 and 2 and all SSCs.

 

Entry requirements for Dental students

BDS students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 or 4 if applicable.

 

Entry requirements for Veterinary students

Veterinary students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 if applicable.

 

For further information please see the Intercalated webpage.

Teaching & structure

Teaching methods - what to expect

Lectures

Seminars & Tutorials

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and independent study. A typical module will include a 1 – 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial each week. We encourage critical analysis and debate on contemporary management issues.

At King’s, we place great emphasis on independent study and research. As a student of health care management you will use resources which include books, journal articles, newspapers and magazines, the internet, social media, TV, podcasts and radio and more to understand the discipline: how things were done and have developed; contemporary business management issues and challenges.

Assessment

• Exams
• Coursework
• Individual & Group Presentations
• In-Class Assessments

Assessment methods depend on the modules you will be studying. The primary methods of assessment used for this degree are written examinations, presentations (both individual and group), in-class tests and coursework. Some modules may include a regular ‘Tutorial Assessment’.

Structure

Degrees are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits a year.

Select a year of studyYear 1

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.

Careers

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

Full time tuition fees UK:

The UK tuition fee for the 2022-2023 academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.

Full time tuition fees International:

The International tuition fee for the 2022-2023 academic year is £26,760 per year.

Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies.
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions.
• Library fees and fines.
• Personal photocopies.
• Printing course handouts.
• Society membership fees.
• Stationery.
• Graduation costs.
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses.

Funding

• Course essentials
• Entry requirements
• Teaching & structure
• Careers
• Fees & Funding

Studying for an intercalated degree in Health Care Management fills an important gap in future doctors’ and dentists’ education. King’s Business School is research-led, with a strong international reputation in scholarship, teaching and practice. The School has a broad social science-based approach to the study of management and includes a major area of teaching and research strength in the public sector and health care management fields. The Health Care Management iBSc would make a valuable addition to your medical or dental degree, allowing you to better develop your career either within a health care system that is increasingly influenced by management or enable you to take a different career path such as management consulting.

Base campuses

Strand Campus

Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.

Waterloo Campus

Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties

Regulating bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry requirements for MBBS students

King’s students must have passed Stage 1 and Stage 2.

External students must have first time passes for years 1 and 2 and all SSCs.

 

Entry requirements for Dental students

BDS students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 or 4 if applicable.

 

Entry requirements for Veterinary students

Veterinary students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 if applicable.

 

For further information please see the Intercalated webpage.

Teaching methods - what to expect

Lectures

Seminars & Tutorials

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and independent study. A typical module will include a 1 – 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial each week. We encourage critical analysis and debate on contemporary management issues.

At King’s, we place great emphasis on independent study and research. As a student of health care management you will use resources which include books, journal articles, newspapers and magazines, the internet, social media, TV, podcasts and radio and more to understand the discipline: how things were done and have developed; contemporary business management issues and challenges.

Assessment

• Exams
• Coursework
• Individual & Group Presentations
• In-Class Assessments

Assessment methods depend on the modules you will be studying. The primary methods of assessment used for this degree are written examinations, presentations (both individual and group), in-class tests and coursework. Some modules may include a regular ‘Tutorial Assessment’.

Structure

Degrees are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits a year.

Select a year of studyYear 1

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.

Tuition Fees

Full time tuition fees UK:

The UK tuition fee for the 2022-2023 academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.

Full time tuition fees International:

The International tuition fee for the 2022-2023 academic year is £26,760 per year.

Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies.
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions.
• Library fees and fines.
• Personal photocopies.
• Printing course handouts.
• Society membership fees.
• Stationery.
• Graduation costs.
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses.

Funding