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MBA with Healthcare Management Online
Our MBA with Healthcare Management Online course develops the strategic leadership and management expertise needed for modern healthcare organisations. Combining ethical frameworks with digital healthcare and AI applications, you’ll be prepared to lead transformation across health systems.
Course length
1 to 2 years
Study mode
Full-time or Part-time
Method
Online
Overview
Why choose our MBA with Healthcare Management Online course?
- Ethical Innovation and Commercialisation – Acquire the business acumen to successfully commercialise health innovations while navigating the profound ethical dilemmas of modern care.
- Executive Operational Mastery – Bridge the gap between boardroom financial targets and front-line clinical excellence to lead large-scale healthcare system transformations.
- Flexibility of study – Decide whether to study full-time, part-time, on-campus or 100% online.
- Simulated Front Line Practice – Bridge the gap between theory and clinical service delivery through hands-on, practical learning models that replicate complex healthcare environments.
- Executive challenge modules – Strengthen the capabilities AI can’t replicate, including emotional intelligence, resilience, adaptability and critical thinking through practical executive-style challenge modules.
About our MBA with Healthcare Management Online course
Transform your passion for healthcare into a high impact career and lead the next generation of healthcare innovation. As the healthcare sector evolves, the industry needs visionary managers who can harness artificial intelligence (AI) and drive operational excellence.
This online MBA healthcare programme empowers you to integrate strategic decision-making with robust operational management, ensuring you can navigate complex clinical environments with precision and authority. At the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the academic depth and practical capability to transform modern healthcare landscapes.
Our online MBA offers flexibility to balance your work, life and career goals without ever compromising on educational experience. Delivering the exact same academic rigour and comprehensive content as our on-campus degree, you’ll still benefit from access to campus resources, study materials and dedicated support networks.
This course is also offered as a 2-year full-time Professional Practice programme which is aimed at fostering the employment opportunities of students. Offering greater flexibility than a traditional Placement Year, our Professional Practice Year allows you to decide how to put your skills into practice. Choose between an academic dissertation, business plan, business or consultancy project, or a paid placement in industry, depending on the option that is best suited to your future career path.
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Course Content
Modules
Semester 1
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
AI and Analytics for Strategic DecisionsThis module reviews the entire analytical process, from initial problem formulation to the deployment of solutions using contemporary technologies. You’ll examine the critical intersection of human cognition and expertise with predictive analytics, generative AI, deep learning and agentic systems, whilst addressing vital safety and ethical considerations.
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Economic Paradigms for Sustainable DevelopmentExplore classical, neoclassical, ecological, institutional and heterodox paradigms, assessing their relevance to climate change, inequality, global governance and rapid AI advancement. In this module through facilitator led workshops, policy analysis and case studies, you’ll navigate the socio-economic friction between commercial growth, environmental limits and social equity.
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The MBA Challenge: Creating the Leader’s MindsetThis module explores contemporary leadership challenges, focusing on emotional intelligence, ethical sustainability and cultural intelligence through real world examples. Supported by targeted leadership coaching sessions, you’ll participate in interactive workshops, role playing scenarios and experiential activities to master persuasive communication and negotiation.
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In Semester 1, you will choose one elective module from the following:
| For student selection (electives are 15 credits each) |
Enterprise Transformation: AI and BeyondEquip yourself with the strategic capability to lead AI powered innovation within dynamic and uncertain corporate landscapes. This module focuses on driving large scale digital transformation, exploring how established organisations transition towards sustainable, human centric operating models. You’ll analyse how generative AI, advanced analytics and IoT optimise complex corporate processes. Through practical engagement with enterprise tech ecosystems, including digital twins and mixed reality, you’ll learn to enhance operational efficiency and modernise customer experiences.
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Strategic Legal Frameworks for Global BusinessIn this module, you’ll learn to use legal frameworks as strategic tools for responsible innovation and competitive advantage. You’ll explore the economic and ethical foundations of global business structures and regulatory environments. Through practical application, you’ll build essential competencies in creating and protecting intellectual property, managing cross-border contracts and navigating data governance and emerging technologies.
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Semester 2
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
Strategic Accounting and Decision MakingThis module equips you to understand financial statements and management accounting tools, prioritising strategic, high-level interpretation over rote calculations. You’ll examine how to use financial metrics to evaluate business performance, support robust governance and drive ethical stakeholder engagement within a global context.
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Marketing and Value Creation in an AI-Driven WorldPrepare to lead strategic value creation in a commercial landscape increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. This module focuses on the vital role of human judgement, examining how to guide AI outputs and balance machine efficiency with imagination and cultural continuity. You’ll analyse real-world cases exploring the tensions between automation and creativity, purpose and profit and marketing analytics and governance.
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Managing Health and Social CarePosition yourself at the forefront of multi disciplinary healthcare leadership. This module empowers you to integrate advanced business strategy with practical health and social care delivery to transform future service provision. You’ll analyse the global strategic landscape, master healthcare funding mechanisms and navigate the complexities of resource allocation. By engaging with integrated care systems, staff management frameworks and patient safeguarding regulations, you’ll develop the oral persuasion and collaborative problem-solving skills required to influence key stakeholders.
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The MBA Challenge: Strategy Formulation and ExecutionEquip yourself with the strategic acumen and integrative skills necessary for senior leadership roles. This module combines case study analysis with a dynamic business simulation to explore the complexities of formulating and executing corporate strategy. Focusing on the role of the CEO, you’ll learn to foster a shared vision, align diverse functional areas and drive performance while addressing sustainability and ethics. By interpreting study materials and evaluating real world cases, you’ll develop vital skills in teamwork, critical analysis and oral persuasion.
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Semester 3
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
Technology Driven Operations ManagementDevelop the practical skills required to manage, measure and improve daily business operations in the artificial intelligence era. This module explores how operational realities dictate customer satisfaction, corporate strategy and reputation. You’ll examine process perspectives, logistics and strategic alignment, balancing technological advancements with vital human contributions.
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Human Capital ManagementExplore the core theoretical concepts and practical challenges of human resource management and organisational behaviour. This module provides a comprehensive understanding of how modern people management practices directly intersect with workplace dynamics. You’ll examine essential topics including workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, employee retention and human resource analytics, while integrating vital ethics, diversity and global perspectives.
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Evolving Healthcare TechnologyDrive the future of healthcare innovation by mastering the strategic intersection of health, social care and advanced technology management. This module examines the global digital landscape, focusing on the strategic evaluation and governance of AI, health data architecture and system interoperability. You’ll explore population health intelligence, predictive analytics and the operational management of connected care networks, including remote monitoring and virtual services. By confronting complex ethical frameworks, regulatory compliance standards and digital equity barriers, you’ll develop the critical foresight and collaborative problem-solving skills required to manage disruptive technology.
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The MBA Challenge: Integrating the OrganisationThis module uses an integrative approach, examining all internal departments alongside external stakeholders to make sense of rapidly changing global contexts. Through holistic case study analysis and interactive workshops, you’ll explore topics such as business model transformation, technology trends and diversity. By evaluating conflicting viewpoints, decision making biases and ethical considerations, you’ll sharpen your critical analysis and teamwork skills. You’ll develop the vital ability to extract meaning from complex situations and solve problems to help organisations grow sustainably.
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Integrated Development and Career Design (0 credits)This module focuses on integration, personal reflection and the application of design thinking principles to your development and career planning.
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Year 1
Semester 1
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
AI and Analytics for Strategic DecisionsThis module reviews the entire analytical process, from initial problem formulation to the deployment of solutions using contemporary technologies. You’ll examine the critical intersection of human cognition and expertise with predictive analytics, generative AI, deep learning and agentic systems, whilst addressing vital safety and ethical considerations.
|
Economic Paradigms for Sustainable DevelopmentExplore classical, neoclassical, ecological, institutional and heterodox paradigms, assessing their relevance to climate change, inequality, global governance and rapid AI advancement. In this module through facilitator led workshops, policy analysis and case studies, you’ll navigate the socio-economic friction between commercial growth, environmental limits and social equity.
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Semester 2
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
Strategic Accounting and Decision MakingThis module equips you to understand financial statements and management accounting tools, prioritising strategic, high-level interpretation over rote calculations. You’ll examine how to use financial metrics to evaluate business performance, support robust governance and drive ethical stakeholder engagement within a global context.
|
Marketing and Value Creation in an AI-Driven WorldPrepare to lead strategic value creation in a commercial landscape increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. This module focuses on the vital role of human judgement, examining how to guide AI outputs and balance machine efficiency with imagination and cultural continuity. You’ll analyse real-world cases exploring the tensions between automation and creativity, purpose and profit and marketing analytics and governance.
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Semester 3
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
Technology Driven Operations ManagementDevelop the practical skills required to manage, measure and improve daily business operations in the artificial intelligence era. This module explores how operational realities dictate customer satisfaction, corporate strategy and reputation. You’ll examine process perspectives, logistics and strategic alignment, balancing technological advancements with vital human contributions.
|
Human Capital ManagementExplore the core theoretical concepts and practical challenges of human resource management and organisational behaviour. This module provides a comprehensive understanding of how modern people management practices directly intersect with workplace dynamics. You’ll examine essential topics including workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, employee retention and human resource analytics, while integrating vital ethics, diversity and global perspectives.
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Year 2
Semester 1
| Compulsory module (15 credits each) |
The MBA Challenge: Creating the Leader’s MindsetThis module explores contemporary leadership challenges, focusing on emotional intelligence, ethical sustainability and cultural intelligence through real world examples. Supported by targeted leadership coaching sessions, you’ll participate in interactive workshops, role playing scenarios and experiential activities to master persuasive communication and negotiation.
|
In Semester 1, you will choose one elective module from the following:
| For student selection (electives are 15 credits each) |
Enterprise Transformation: AI and BeyondEquip yourself with the strategic capability to lead AI powered innovation within dynamic and uncertain corporate landscapes. This module focuses on driving large scale digital transformation, exploring how established organisations transition towards sustainable, human centric operating models. You’ll analyse how generative AI, advanced analytics and IoT optimise complex corporate processes. Through practical engagement with enterprise tech ecosystems, including digital twins and mixed reality, you’ll learn to enhance operational efficiency and modernise customer experiences.
|
Strategic Legal Frameworks for Global BusinessIn this module, you’ll learn to use legal frameworks as strategic tools for responsible innovation and competitive advantage. You’ll explore the economic and ethical foundations of global business structures and regulatory environments. Through practical application, you’ll build essential competencies in creating and protecting intellectual property, managing cross-border contracts and navigating data governance and emerging technologies.
|
Semester 2
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
Managing Health and Social CarePosition yourself at the forefront of multi disciplinary healthcare leadership. This module empowers you to integrate advanced business strategy with practical health and social care delivery to transform future service provision. You’ll analyse the global strategic landscape, master healthcare funding mechanisms and navigate the complexities of resource allocation. By engaging with integrated care systems, staff management frameworks and patient safeguarding regulations, you’ll develop the oral persuasion and collaborative problem-solving skills required to influence key stakeholders.
|
The MBA Challenge: Strategy Formulation and ExecutionEquip yourself with the strategic acumen and integrative skills necessary for senior leadership roles. This module combines case study analysis with a dynamic business simulation to explore the complexities of formulating and executing corporate strategy. Focusing on the role of the CEO, you’ll learn to foster a shared vision, align diverse functional areas and drive performance while addressing sustainability and ethics. By interpreting study materials and evaluating real world cases, you’ll develop vital skills in teamwork, critical analysis and oral persuasion.
|
Semester 3
| Compulsory modules (15 credits each) |
Evolving Healthcare TechnologyDrive the future of healthcare innovation by mastering the strategic intersection of health, social care and advanced technology management. This module examines the global digital landscape, focusing on the strategic evaluation and governance of AI, health data architecture and system interoperability. You’ll explore population health intelligence, predictive analytics and the operational management of connected care networks, including remote monitoring and virtual services. By confronting complex ethical frameworks, regulatory compliance standards and digital equity barriers, you’ll develop the critical foresight and collaborative problem-solving skills required to manage disruptive technology.
|
The MBA Challenge: Integrating the OrganisationThis module uses an integrative approach, examining all internal departments alongside external stakeholders to make sense of rapidly changing global contexts. Through holistic case study analysis and interactive workshops, you’ll explore topics such as business model transformation, technology trends and diversity. By evaluating conflicting viewpoints, decision making biases and ethical considerations, you’ll sharpen your critical analysis and teamwork skills. You’ll develop the vital ability to extract meaning from complex situations and solve problems to help organisations grow sustainably.
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Integrated Development and Career Design (0 credits)This module focuses on integration, personal reflection and the application of design thinking principles to your development and career planning.
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If you have chosen the Professional Practice year, you can undertake a work placement or business project in your second year.
| Professional Practice options |
| Work Placement |
| Dissertation |
| Business Plan |
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Teaching and Assessment
How you'll learn
Study online through a blend of live teaching sessions and independent learning activities. Each module includes weekly timetabled online classes where you’ll engage with lecturers and fellow students in real time.
You’ll have access to all learning materials through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), including online library resources, module discussion forums and direct communication with your lecturers.
Assessment
Assessments are designed to meet the programme and module learning outcomes and are both formative and summative. The formative assessments include the preparation and feedback from teaching sessions such as seminars, workshops, tests and presentations. The summative assessments may include class participation, group projects or presentations, individual presentations and portfolios.
Group work is a key component of assessment for most modules in the MBA, as employers have identified effective groupwork as a key skill for effective management.
Full-time students: Your one-year course will be divided into three semesters of 13 weeks, and you’ll study 60 credits of taught modules per semester.
Ten of the modules are shared with all students studying an online MBA degree. Two of the modules are specific to the pathway, and one module is an elective.
Students will be timetabled for teaching on campus up to three days a week.
Full-time with Professional Practice students: The first year will be identical to the one-year course variation. The second year consists of a work placement or a year doing a dissertation, business project, consultancy project or business plan.
Part-time students: You’ll complete 30 credits of taught modules per semester, rather than 60 credits of modules for full-time study.
Our Student Journey Advisors at The University of Law will support and advise you throughout your studies with us, ensuring you have the best possible experience.
Our Academic Coaches will offer guidance throughout your course as well as assistance and advice as required during your time with us. They'll also be on hand to help you develop your plans for your future career.
We also offer career support and networking opportunities including one-to-one executive coaching and an annual alumni networking week in person.
Course dates
Application and booking deadlines vary by intake - take a look at our key application and enrolment deadline dates for more information.
To get a full picture of how studying this course works during the year, take a look at our course date breakdowns.
Fees and Applying
Course fees
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| 2026/27 Course Fees (from 1 July 2026) | |
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Online |
£16,500 (or £15,950 for domestic students with the £550 MBA Campus Award*) |
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2-year programme with Professional Practice |
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Online |
£18,150 |
All fees above include a deposit amount of £250.
The University of Law offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries which makes studying more affordable than ever. You could also be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan.
If you're an alumnus of the University, you may be eligible to receive our £1,000 General Alumni Discount.
Entry Requirements
2:2
Undergraduate DegreeUK entry requirements
2:2 or above from a UK Bachelor's degree, or equivalent qualifications.
International entry requirements
An English Language level equivalent to IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.
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