The Masters in Health and Social Care Policy at Kings College London is for anyone interested in health and social care policy in a local, national, or global context. This is a unique degree programme, in that it involves a partnership between the School for Government and the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, so blends cutting edge insights into the policymaking process with practical, real world experience of clinical settings. The masters draws on case studies from around the world to provide rigorous education in how to think about healthcare, social care, and public health in a joined up, integrated way. The programme is taught in parallel with a closed programme we teach for Officials in the UK Department for Health and Social Care, so studying on this course, you will be encouraged to bring your own experiences to bear, as well as learn from those of your cohort.

Key benefits

• Offer students with a comprehensive theoretical, conceptual and practical education in the policymaking process relating to social care and health policy.
• To support students to develop an understanding of global approaches to health and social care, alongside public and population health.
• To develop an understanding of the intersection between national and local government in the delivery of health and social care policy, as well as the role of the healthcare and social care providers, in the UK and overseas, drawing in global examples.
• To provide students with technical policymaking skills including policy analytics, understanding what works, and behavioural science as applied to health and social care.
• To provide students with an understanding of the principles and moral element of health and social care policy.
• To promote students initiative, originality, creativity and independence in identifying, researching, judging and solving problems at an advanced level.