Undergraduate School of Health and Life Sciences

University of the West of Scotland

MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care

This MSc is designed to provide a progressive pathway of master's-level study for staff working in the cross-sectoral field of health and social care.

Fully online September

Duration

Typically 3 years, part-time

IELTS (min)

6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component)

Course overview

About the Course

Our online MSc in Leading People-centred Integrated Care provides a progressive pathway of master's-level study for working professionals involved in delivering, planning or commissioning care and support across health, social care, housing, and the independent and third sectors.

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The MSc is designed to enable you to contextualise, develop and lead services that improve the quality of care, enhance outcomes for people, professionals and organisations, and support service redesign through an integration lens.

Programme structure

Course Modules

Explore the academic structure of this programme year by year.

  • Creating the Conditions for Integrated Care (Core, 20 Credits)
  • Leading and Transforming Together (Core, 20 Credits)
  • People and Communities (Core, 20 Credits)
  • Value for People, Professionals & Organisations (Core, 20 Credits)
  • Research for Health & Social Care (Core, 20 Credits)
  • Delivering Compassionate Care (Optional)
  • Introduction to eHealth (Optional)
  • Quality Improvement in Healthcare (Optional)
  • Frailty in Later Life (Optional)
  • Assessment of Capacity (Optional)
  • MSc Research & Enquiry Dissertation (Core, 60 Credits)

Tuition information

Tuition Fees

2026/2027 Academic Year

Scholarships Available
£2,330 per 20-credit module (online)

*This course is charged per module rather than as a single course total. Fee shown is the international (all other EU plus non-EU) rate for 2026/27. Scottish, UK and Republic of Ireland, and Channel Island/Isle of Man rates differ — see the official course page for the full breakdown.

English language

Entry Requirements

English language proficiency requirements for direct master's entry.

6.0

IELTS Score Required

Minimum 5.5 in each individual component

Accepted alternatives

Other recognized tests

This is UWS's standard requirement for postgraduate taught degrees; alternative English qualifications are evaluated case-by-case.

Official course information

This page is based on official material published by the University of the West of Scotland.