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Gain the skills you need to manage a team successfully and move up in your organization with Ottawa University’s Health Care Management degree.

Through our Health Care Management degree program , you can enhance your knowledge and understanding of hospital management, including:

• Planning and budgeting
• Health care policy and regulations
• Management skills
Courses in health care administration will help you to understand current health care policies as well as the technological landscape of today’s health care systems. With this knowledge and understanding, you will be able to implement an effective structure and solid foundation for your health care administration career.

Entry Requirements

• A completed application for admission (you can apply online and at our campus locations).
• $50 application fee.
• Official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended. Transcripts should be mailed to the campus registrar.
o No previous college experience? Submit official documentation/self-certification of high school or GED completion instead.
• You can be admitted conditionally with unofficial copies of transcripts.
International High School Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.5 or above (above-average grades in secondary school)
• Successful completion of a high school or secondary school diploma or certificate
International Transfer Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.0 or above (passing grades in college)
• A course completion rate (Earned-to-Attempted Percentage) of 70 percent. (You need to have completed 70 percent of the courses you have started)
All International Students
• Meet any program specific admission criteria
• An affidavit of financial support showing the ability to pay for one full year
• Submit a maximum two-page, double-spaced essay describing your "Sense of Purpose at Ottawa University." Please organize your thoughts around one of the following three components using specific experiences from your life: Personal, Intellectual and Civic/Social
• Established English Proficiency. This can be established by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores required:
Paper-based test: 550
Computer-based test: 213
Internet-based test: 79

Other Fees

• Application Fee - Bachelor's program $50

• Conferral Fee $175

• Capstone Course Proficiency Exam Fee $15

Notes

• The admissions committee evaluates all applications on the basis of academic background, work experience, recommendation letters, and your personal statement on career development. GMAT and GRE scores are not required.
• Some Master's degree programs may have additional application requirements. If you are applying without a Bachelor's degree in a closely related field, some additional coursework may be required.

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Learn the business of health care management from an administrative, management, sales, insurance or reimbursement point of view.

Learn more about:
• Health care delivery systems
• Management of health care organizations
• Health care policy and regulations
• Business operations and finances
• Hospital care administration

Our Health Care Management courses will help you become a highly effective leader as a health care manager or hospital administrator.

Entry Requirements

• A completed application for admission (you can apply online and at our campus locations).
• $50 application fee.
• Official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended. Transcripts should be mailed to the campus registrar.
o No previous college experience? Submit official documentation/self-certification of high school or GED completion instead.
• You can be admitted conditionally with unofficial copies of transcripts.
International High School Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.5 or above (above-average grades in secondary school)
• Successful completion of a high school or secondary school diploma or certificate
International Transfer Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.0 or above (passing grades in college)
• A course completion rate (Earned-to-Attempted Percentage) of 70 percent. (You need to have completed 70 percent of the courses you have started)
All International Students
• Meet any program specific admission criteria
• An affidavit of financial support showing the ability to pay for one full year
• Submit a maximum two-page, double-spaced essay describing your "Sense of Purpose at Ottawa University." Please organize your thoughts around one of the following three components using specific experiences from your life: Personal, Intellectual and Civic/Social
• Established English Proficiency. This can be established by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores required:
Paper-based test: 550
Computer-based test: 213
Internet-based test: 79

Other Fees

• Application Fee - Bachelor's program $50

• Conferral Fee $175

• Capstone Course Proficiency Exam Fee $15

Notes

• The admissions committee evaluates all applications on the basis of academic background, work experience, recommendation letters, and your personal statement on career development. GMAT and GRE scores are not required.
• Some Master's degree programs may have additional application requirements. If you are applying without a Bachelor's degree in a closely related field, some additional coursework may be required.

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This course enable students to develop their expertise in critically appraising practice in the health and social care arena from an inter-professional and contemporary perspective. Some modules may address the wider societal and political influences that impact on health and social care. The course will equip students with the skills of critical reflection and evaluation to be able to lead/facilitate advanced and innovative practice within the health and social care context.

Entry Requirements

3 GCSEs at grade C or above of which 2 must be in English and Maths.

You must be employed in a health and social care context with at least one year full time or equivalent part-time experience.

You must give evidence of personal, professional and educational experience so that you may meet the academic and practice demands of the programme.

English language ability to an IELTS score of 6.0, or equivalent.

Other Fees

Annual registration fee - 175 pounds

Notes

International students wishing to access this pathway must possess a health and social care related qualification as outlined in entry requirements.

Online distance learning students have flexibility in setting their own pace of study, which means that the course can be completed in a minimum period of 3 years.

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The MRes in Health and Social Care is a comprehensive introduction to quantitative or qualitative research methods in the field of health and social care. You will learn how to make informed decisions about appropriate research design and methods and also carry out a piece of original empirical research.

This masters degree enables professionals to gain the skills and competence necessary to conduct high quality, effective research and is ideal preparation for further study at PhD level.

The teaching team at the University has extensive research expertise in: Health and Technology, Long Term Conditions, Social Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing, Health of Women and Children.

Entry Requirements

EU and International students visit our EU and International webpages for entry requirements tailored to your home
country.

Applicants must normally have a first degree in a health or social science related area.

English Language Requirement:
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IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component less than 6.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

Other Fees

Home/EU: £1,260 for dissertation

Overseas: £2,865 for dissertation

Please note that a yearly fee of £200 (subject to annual review) will be payable if the dissertation is not completed within a period of 12 months.

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For students who wish to pursue a variety of careers in health and/or social care where research is a core component. The course will equip students with an in-depth understanding and knowledge and skills in a range of theoretical underpinnings and research methods relevant to applied research in a range of contemporary health and social care contexts.

The MRes Health & Social Care (MRes HSC) programme will equip students with an in-depth understanding and knowledge and skills in a range of theoretical underpinnings and research methods relevant to applied research in a range of contemporary health and social care contexts.

The MRes HSC is for students who wish to pursue a variety of careers in health and/or social care where research is a core component. The majority of modules within the programme are shared with other students undertaking MSc and MPhil/PhD study.

The course is delivered mainly online but is complemented by two compulsory four-day campus-based introductory and winter study schools, and 1 mid-semester study day in both semester 1 and 2.

Entry Requirements

An honours first degree (normally 2.1 or above, *) in a relevant subject from an approved higher education institution.

and

For part-time students, written support of their employer to attend the programme and to complete any necessary requirements.

* Applicants with a 2:2 honours first degree may be considered on the basis of documented evidence of exceptional innovative practice, practice leadership, service development, research projects and publications. Such evidence must be clearly described in any application.

English language requirements
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Candidates whose first language is not English must have one of the following:

IELTS 7.0, with a score of 6.5 or above in each component
TOEFL 623 paper based
TOEFL 106 internet based (with a minimum score of 20 in each component)
TOEFL 250 computer based
GCSE English grade C

Other entry requirements
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In order to undertake the course, students should also ensure that they have:

Two days per week minimum study time (part-time students); Full-time hours availability (full-time students)
For those seconded from employment to undertake the course - approval and support from their employer
Consistent computer and IT access
Computer hardware minimum: P4 1.6 GB PC with 256Mb RAM
Broadband connection: downstream 2 Mb, upstream 256k
Software: Windows XP or Vista
Webcam and Skype

Other Fees

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