Understand the building blocks of the health system, such as financing systems, human resources, information policy, service delivery, and leadership and governance, and how their interrelatedness informs the design of effective policies.

Gain an overview of health economics principles, exploring microeconomics and how they apply to health policy, and learn about economic evaluations of healthcare programmes and policies, including contemporary theory and current best practice

Use an interdisciplinary approach to introduce the principles and methods used to finance healthcare in a global context, with an emphasis on the application of financing and the policy challenges for population health.

Become familiar with public health and its principles and practice, with the opportunity to learn about and undertake critical appraisal of research evidence.

Develop expertise on the principles of innovation in healthcare, how innovation comes about, the role of different sectors, and the health policy implications of future innovation.

Drawing on Imperial’s position as an Academic Health Science Centre, gain an introduction to the realities of putting health policy into practice in the setting of a tertiary hospital. Consider key issues of policy implementation, such as patient and workforce perspectives.

Explore foundational principles of effective leadership, across various contexts, including personality and individual differences, how to motivate others, multicultural competence, conflict and organisational culture, and strategies to lead teams and manage projects through changing environments.

Become familiar with basic concepts of measuring health system performance, the different aspects or domains of performance, and the power of comparison and international benchmarking.

The pandemic has underlined the importance of health policy communication. Develop practical communication tools and in-depth understanding of the health communication landscape. Consider important channels of communication such as campaigns, speeches, social media and mainstream media. Our Module Leads bring a wealth of experience spanning 20+ years of working on health and related social policy. 

Understand the building blocks of the health system, such as financing systems, human resources, information policy, service delivery, and leadership and governance, and how their interrelatedness informs the design of effective policies.

Gain an overview of health economics principles, exploring microeconomics and how they apply to health policy, and learn about economic evaluations of healthcare programmes and policies, including contemporary theory and current best practice

Use an interdisciplinary approach to introduce the principles and methods used to finance healthcare in a global context, with an emphasis on the application of financing and the policy challenges for population health.

Become familiar with public health and its principles and practice, with the opportunity to learn about and undertake critical appraisal of research evidence.

Develop expertise on the principles of innovation in healthcare, how innovation comes about, the role of different sectors, and the health policy implications of future innovation.

Drawing on Imperial’s position as an Academic Health Science Centre, gain an introduction to the realities of putting health policy into practice in the setting of a tertiary hospital. Consider key issues of policy implementation, such as patient and workforce perspectives.

Explore foundational principles of effective leadership, across various contexts, including personality and individual differences, how to motivate others, multicultural competence, conflict and organisational culture, and strategies to lead teams and manage projects through changing environments.

Understand the building blocks of the health system, such as financing systems, human resources, information policy, service delivery, and leadership and governance, and how their interrelatedness informs the design of effective policies.

Gain an overview of health economics principles, exploring microeconomics and how they apply to health policy, and learn about economic evaluations of healthcare programmes and policies, including contemporary theory and current best practice

Use an interdisciplinary approach to introduce the principles and methods used to finance healthcare in a global context, with an emphasis on the application of financing and the policy challenges for population health.

Become familiar with public health and its principles and practice, with the opportunity to learn about and undertake critical appraisal of research evidence.

Develop expertise on the principles of innovation in healthcare, how innovation comes about, the role of different sectors, and the health policy implications of future innovation.

Drawing on Imperial’s position as an Academic Health Science Centre, gain an introduction to the realities of putting health policy into practice in the setting of a tertiary hospital. Consider key issues of policy implementation, such as patient and workforce perspectives.

Explore foundational principles of effective leadership, across various contexts, including personality and individual differences, how to motivate others, multicultural competence, conflict and organisational culture, and strategies to lead teams and manage projects through changing environments.

Become familiar with basic concepts of measuring health system performance, the different aspects or domains of performance, and the power of comparison and international benchmarking.

The pandemic has underlined the importance of health policy communication. Develop practical communication tools and in-depth understanding of the health communication landscape. Consider important channels of communication such as campaigns, speeches, social media and mainstream media. Our Module Leads bring a wealth of experience spanning 20+ years of working on health and related social policy.