An Introduction to Health Promotion is one of the core modules in the ICS Public Health course. Learning about health promotion is very important if you want to begin a career in today’s health service.

By studying for your Public Health course by distance learning, you can fit your work into your current lifestyle. As you will not have the hassle of attending regular classes, you will not have to disrupt other home or work commitments.

Each ICS honours degree is made up of 18 modules. If you are studying our Public Health course, Introduction to Health Promotion is one of the core modules that make up the degree. Learning about health promotion is very rewarding and can improve your career prospects.

Although the Introduction to Health Promotion module is part of the Public Health course, you can also complete the unit on a standalone basis. If you are interested in health and think learning about health promotion would help your personal development, this ICS course could suit you.
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Introduction to Management in Healthcare

With today’s technical advances, demography and higher patient expectations, there are huge demands on finite healthcare resources.   It all means effective management is more of a challenge than ever.  This module will cover the skills needed to manage a quality, patient-centred health service, including the role of the manager, finance and the importance of leadership and people management.

Main Topics of Study

>Introduction to the management of the National Health Service.
>Introduction to management concepts and management theory.
>The role of the manager; definitions and boundaries, skills and competencies
>Leadership and healthcare.
>Human resources and healthcare; people and management.
>Finance and healthcare; money and management.
>Information and healthcare; data and management.
>Managing a quality, patient centred health service.
>The future for healthcare managers.

Assessment

There are a number of formative assessments that you complete as part of your study and forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.

You’ll also take a summative assessment at the end of your module that determines your final mark.

Summative Assessment Breakdown

30% Multiple choice Test
30% Presentation
40% Essay

Please note there are additional assessment fees for each module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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