Course Summary
The Health Policy Management programme equips learners with vital knowledge, skills and tools for understanding, researching and working in complex and changing health and social care systems.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Applicants will need to hold at least an upper second-class (2.1) honours undergraduate degree or above from an Irish university or equivalent result from a university in another country. This degree should be in a related professional or academic discipline, including Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health, Management, Social Sciences or Health Sciences.
Applicants without professional or academic experience in this field, but who have demonstrable and substantial experience and / or learning more generally, please contact the Course Director.
Application Details
Closing Date:
Applications for completing the Health Policy and Management (M.Sc.) Full-time are open until 30 June 2026
Applications for completing the Health Policy and Management (M.Sc.) - 2 Years - Part-Time are open until 30 June 2026
Next Intake: September 2026
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.