This pathway of units provides experienced health and social care professionals with the opportunity to develop and extend their knowledge of management theory and enhance their practice.

• Leading for Change 
• Evidencing Professional Learning: 2 Managing and Leading Organisational Change (This unit is only available for students on the Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway)

Option units

• Improving Personal and Organisational Performance (IPOP)
• Self-Leadership
• Evidencing Professional Learning (EPL) 1,2 & 3
• Business Writing (Evidencing Professional Learning 3)
• DHUFT Business Writing (Evidencing Professional Learning 3) Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust employees only
• Evidencing Professional Learning 1: Leading Self (This unit is only available for students on the Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway)
• Leading and Managing Teams
• Leading Integrated Services
• Practice Observation (Self-managed)
• Professional Supervision in Health and Social Care
• Strategic Leadership
• Professional Reasoning and Judgement in Health and Social Care
• Resilience, Advocacy and Wellbeing

Core Unit for Masters

• Service Improvement Project units

Normally students may enter Level 7 study if they have been awarded:

• Undergraduate degree (honours or non-honours)
• An equivalent qualification (the learning outcome of which are demonstrably appropriate in terms of knowledge, understanding and skills) equivalent to 120 credits at Level 6.

If you do not meet this criteria you are still able to apply for this unit but we may ask you to complete a study skills handbook to familiarise yourself with academic writing at masters level or pre-admission work. This will be sent to you when we have received your application form.

Fees and funding:

You will need to pay or indicate employer support of payment for unit or course fees to the university.

Applicants should contact their employing organisation for further details.

Pre-purchased places

The Faculty of Health & Social Sciences has contractual arrangements with NHS organisations and Local Authorities for pre-paid places on specified modules including NHS South of England. If you work within Dorset & Somerset or Hampshire & Isle of Wight you may be able to access the pre-paid places. These arrangements allow NHS Trusts and Local Authorities to nominate the staff they wish to send on each unit or course.

The pre-arranged agreements allow individuals, such as yourself, a route to access appropriate professional development opportunities that are seen as strategically important to your organisation (in consultation with your Line Manager/Education Co-ordinator). All requests for pre-paid places must first be agreed by your organisation prior to completing an application.