This programme has been designed so that the knowledge gained in the stage 1 leadership units underpins those in future units. There are two types of unit that make up this award: Leadership (which are knowledge based and have leadership at their heart) compared to more Professional based units. Please see the units listed below.

This pathway of units provides experienced health and social care professionals with the opportunity to develop and extend their knowledge of leadership and management theory and enhance their practice. This course is designed to meet the management and leadership development needs of supervisors, team leaders, first line managers, middle and senior managers/leaders. Experienced professionals who aspire to a management career/leadership role may also access the course as long as they have supervisory responsibilities that allow them to complete the practice assessments. 

This Masters programme has been designed so that the knowledge gained in the stage 1 leadership units underpins those in future units. There are two types of unit that make up this award: Leadership (which are knowledge based and have leadership at their heart) compared to more Professional based units. Please see the units listed below.

Stage 1 Leadership units (one of these units needs to be completed before moving onto Stage 2 & 3 Leadership units)

*Improving Personal and Organisational Performance (IPOP) ^

*Self-Leadership ^

Stage 2 Leadership units

*Leading for Change (You must complete this core unit to gain any of the awards listed above) ^
*Evidencing Professional Learning (Students can only use a maximum of three EPL units within the overall award) ~
*Practice Observation (Self-managed) ~
*Professional Reasoning and Judgement in Health and Social Care
*Resilience, Advocacy and Wellbeing ~
*Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse ~

Stage 3 Leadership units

*Leading and Managing Teams ^
*Professional Supervision in Health and Social Care ~
*Strategic Leadership ^
*Leading Integrated Services ^

*Service Improvement Project units (You must complete this core unit to gain the full Masters award)

Dorset Healthcare only: (These unit are only available for students on the Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway):

*Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway- Unit 1: Self Leadership ^

*Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway- Unit 2: Leading for Change ^
*Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Leadership Pathway- Unit 3: Leading and Managing Teams ^

^ Leadership based units

~Professional based units

Gaining your Qualifications

The structure of this award is such that you do not apply for the whole award at once but instead apply for each individual unit according to your need. You choose the CPD Leadership and Management units from the list below that meet your specific requirements/needs and build up to one of the Leading & Developing Services awards unit by unit, paying for each individual unit as you undertake it. Core leadership units are designed in such a way that each one builds on the next one. You have the option to either exit with an interim award or continue for the full MA award. The award options are:

Post Graduate Certificate Leading & Developing Services (interim award)
When you have completed a minimum of 60 level 7 credits (20 credits must be from the mandatory Leading for Change unit) you can opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Post Graduate Certificate Leading & Developing Services. Alternatively, if you wish to continue gaining credit you can work towards the next interim award below.

Post Graduate Diploma Leading & Developing Services (interim award)
When you have completed a minimum of 120 level 7 credits (20 credits must be from the mandatory Leading for Change unit) you can opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Post Graduate Diploma Leading & Developing Services. Alternatively, if you wish to continue on to gain the full MA please see below.

MA Leading & Developing Services (Full award)
When you have completed a minimum of 120 credits of your choice from our CPD Level 7 Leadership and Management units (20 credits must be from the mandatory Leading for Change unit), you can then complete the mandatory masters unit entitled Service improvement Project to gain 180 level 7 credits to exit with the full MA Leading & Developing Services award.

The timeframe to gain any of the above awards is 5 years from when you start you first CPD Level 7 Leadership and Management unit with Bournemouth University. Once you have achieved the relevant number of credits please email the Admissions Team (hsspostregadmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk) so that your award can be ratified.

Please see the programme diagram under 'Downloads' which illustrates the different Leading & Developing Services award options.

The list of modules that can be used to contribute towards these awards are listed above, please follow the links to the specific unit pages for further information on each.