University of Greenwich • London
The management side of healthcare — running hospitals, systems and health programmes — taught at a London campus with the global-health cluster nearby.
Our take
Healthcare’s biggest career door needs no clinical registration at all: someone runs the hospitals, systems and programmes clinicians work in, and Greenwich’s Global Health Management MSc trains for exactly that layer — operations, financing, policy and leadership across health systems. The audience splits two ways, and both fit: clinicians moving from bedside to management (a common pivot for internationally registered nurses and pharmacists whose UK registration plans run separately), and management-minded graduates entering health without a clinical background. London’s global-health and NHS-management cluster supplies the context; the £18,700–£21,375 band and two intakes complete the terms.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | January & September |
| Accreditation | University of Greenwich — Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences |
| Tuition | Within Greenwich’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £18,700–£21,375; exact fee confirmed in your offer. The £3,000 deposit is deducted from tuition. |
Where this leads: A management qualification — no clinical registration involved, and none needed for the careers it serves: hospital operations, programme management and health-system leadership.
Both intakes are established across the health portfolio.
Why Greenwich
Health systems need managers at every level — a global growth profession with no registration gate.
Registered nurses and pharmacists use this degree to step toward operations and leadership — with registration plans sequenced separately where UK practice is also the goal.
NHS national bodies, global-health NGOs and consultancies concentrate in the capital — events and internships within reach.
A sub-£21,500 band, £3,000 deposit and two intakes keep the door open.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Greenwich expects a formal English test from most international applicants. Greenwich does not list Medium of Instruction (MOI) letters among its accepted English evidence — but it publishes generous school-level waivers instead. Indian students with 65% in Standard XII English are exempt from IELTS (not applicable to Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh or Uttarakhand boards), and Nigerian students with WAEC/NECO SSCE English at C6 or above are also exempt. A full bachelor's or master's degree completed in a majority English-speaking country waives the requirement too. Pakistani and UAE applicants should plan for an approved test.
Also accepted: PTE Academic (scores mapped band-for-band, from 51 for IELTS 5.5 equivalent), Duolingo English Test 95–130 depending on course level, Oxford ELLT 6–7, Indian Standard XII English 65% (most boards), Nigerian WAEC/NECO English C6 or above. Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
Greenwich publishes Pakistan-specific requirements: FA/FSc/ICom/HSSC with a minimum of around 70% for undergraduate entry, and for taught master's a four-year bachelor's degree with at least 60%, or a two- to three-year degree plus a master's at 55–65% depending on the course. No HSSC English waiver is published, so plan for IELTS 6.5 (5.5 per skill) or an accepted alternative — and note that Pakistani applicants are currently asked to pay 100% of first-year tuition before a CAS is issued, so financial planning matters more here than at most universities.
Full guide for PakistanFor undergraduate entry Greenwich typically asks for Standard XII with a minimum of 65%, obtained within the last two years; taught master's usually require a bachelor's degree with 55% in the final year, reduced to 50% for graduates of Mumbai, Pune, Calcutta, Delhi, Bangalore and Madras universities. Students with 65% in Standard XII English are exempt from IELTS (except Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand boards). Applicants from India currently pay around 50% of first-year fees before CAS — 100% for Punjab and Haryana — so apply early.
Full guide for IndiaGreenwich is one of the most popular London universities with Nigerian students, and it shows in the support: WAEC/NECO SSCE English at C6 or above exempts you from IELTS, there is an in-country representative, and taught master's typically require a four-year bachelor's degree at Second Class Lower (2.2) or above. Undergraduate applicants usually enter via A Levels, IB or a foundation year through Greenwich's international college. Applicants from much of Sub-Saharan Africa are currently asked for around 50% of first-year fees before a CAS, so budget for a larger upfront payment.
Full guide for NigeriaStudents applying from UAE schools with A Levels, IB or Indian/Pakistani board qualifications are assessed against those curricula; holders of the UAE national secondary certificate (Tawjihiyya) typically need a foundation year through the university's international college first. For taught master's, Greenwich asks for a bachelor's degree with a GPA of around 2.8/4.0 or 70% for 2:2-equivalent entry. UAE nationals currently pay only the standard £3,000 deposit before CAS, and both the September and January intakes work well from the Gulf.
Full guide for the UAEFAQ
Management runs organisations — hospitals, programmes, operations; public health studies populations — epidemiology, prevention, policy. The careers overlap at the edges but hire differently. Greenwich teaches both a corridor apart, and we route by the job you actually want.
One of the best — clinical credibility plus management training is the classic path to running services. For clients who also want UK clinical practice, registration (NMC/GPhC) runs as its own track alongside; the degree neither requires nor replaces it.
Yes — that is half the cohort’s profile. Health systems hire managers, analysts and administrators from management and social-science backgrounds; the degree supplies the sector fluency.
Fees sit in the £18,700–£21,375 band for 2026/27, exact figure in your offer, with the £3,000 deposit deducted — and Greenwich’s south-east-London rents below central zones.
Fees, entry requirements, English-language policies and intake dates are correct to the best of our knowledge at the date shown, but universities review them every cycle and immigration rules change. Always treat figures as a guide — we confirm the exact, current requirements with the university before you apply. Facts on this page last checked July 2026.
Intakes shown are for this course specifically; Greenwich runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Greenwich profile.
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