Objectives and competences

The university master's degree in Leadership and Management of Nursing Services has a long academic history. Since 1992, the Nursing School of the University of Barcelona has been teaching a face-to-face master's degree in Management of Nursing Services and an online master's degree in Management of Healthcare Centres as UB-specific degrees.

This experience led to the planning of a university master's degree, with the title of Leadership and Management of Nursing Services, officially recognized for the EHEA by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of the Spanish government and the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU).

This degree is taught on a blended learning schedule and offers cross-disciplinary training with a teaching staff that encompasses academic, managerial and collegial specialists, thus guaranteeing broad training in the field of nursing management and leadership.

Basic information

TypeMaster's degree
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Nursing
Branch of knowledge
  • Nursing
Mode of delivery
  • Face-to-face
Credits120
Number of places available35
Length of course2 academic years
Language(s) of instructionCatalan/Spanish
Approximate price per credit27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2023-2024
CoordinationMARTA ROMERO GARCIA
E-mailalbapolicarpo@ub.edu
Course detailsIndicators
Open pre-enrolmentNo
Open enrolmentNo
Lead to doctoral studiesYes
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualificationNo
Bridging coursesNo

Objectives and competences

Objectives

To acquire the generic and specific skills needed to carry out nursing management and leadership tasks in healthcare institutions, using scientific evidence and skills necessary to improve quality of care, staff training, optimized work systems, optimization of human and material resources and team leadership.

Competences

Basic competences:

  • Capacity for ongoing self-directed and independent learning.
  • Capacity to demonstrate knowledge forming the basis of original thinking in the development or application of ideas, typically in a research context.
  • Capacity to apply the knowledge acquired to problem-solving in new or relatively unknown environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of studies.
  • Capacity to integrate knowledge and tackle the complexity of formulating judgements based on incomplete or limited information, giving due consideration to the social and ethical responsibilities that are implicit in their application. 
  • Capacity to communicate knowledge and conclusions and the grounds on which these conclusions have been reached to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.

 

Generic competences

  • Capacity to apply the knowledge acquired to problem-solving in new or relatively unknown environments within multidisciplinary contexts related to the field of study.
  • Capacity to integrate knowledge and tackle the complexity of formulating judgements based on incomplete or limited information, giving due consideration to the social and ethical responsibilities that are implicit in their application.
  • Capacity to communicate knowledge, conclusions and the grounds on which they are based to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.
  • Learning abilities that facilitate self-directed and independent learning.
  • Comprehension and knowledge of the field of study and mastery of the skills and methods of research related to that field.
  • Capacity to conceive, design, put into practice and adopt a process of research with academic rigour.
  • Capacity to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural advancement within a knowledge-based society.
  • Capacity to work in interdisciplinary teams.
  • Diversity and multicultural recognition in today's society.
  • Capacity to analyse and synthesise in the preparation of reports.
  • Capacity to create information systems to measure cost-effectiveness results in the health area.
  • Capacity to adapt to new situations in a changing environment.

 

Specific competences

  • Capacity to analyse the different healthcare models and systems used internationally and to look in detail at the different healthcare systems in Europe.
  • Capacity to analyse and differentiate existing nursing theories and models and capacity to define their applicability levels.
  • Capacity to analyse and differentiate management theories and styles, and capacity to define their usefulness and applicability in the field of healthcare.
  • Capacity to analyse theories of communication, motivation and leadership and their importance for the development of the nursing profession and healthcare systems.
  • Capacity to distinguish between the different quality programmes employed in the field of healthcare and to analyse their practical usefulness.
  • Capacity to analyse different models of ethical decision-making related to management and to choose the most appropriate ones in the field of healthcare.
  • Capacity to use qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and to apply them to different social and healthcare systems.
  • Capacity to create and execute management plans related to the direction of healthcare centres, specifically nursing departments.
  • Capacity to manage, coordinate and lead teams in the healthcare sector, specifically a nursing team.
  • Capacity to create budgets and manage them efficiently in different healthcare institutions.
  • Capacity to establish a department philosophy following the principles of the chosen healthcare and nursing model.
  • Capacity to promote people's development through the design and evaluation of continuous training programmes and access to different levels of professional careers.
  • Capacity to manage conflicts in healthcare organizations and to use mediation techniques to resolve them.
  • Capacity to create and promote projects and research in the field of nursing and healthcare management.

 

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Graduates and diploma holders in nursing or holders of qualifications in related areas of knowledge, who meet the following requirements:

  • Interest in acquiring competences in management and nursing leadership, as well as in research.
  • Prior experience in the presentation of scientific communications and publications.
  • Knowledge of oral and written English.

Access requirements and conditions

General requirements
In accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, students wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:

  • Official Spanish university degree.

  • A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.

  • A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.

Specific requirements
Graduates and diploma holders in Nursing or holders of qualifications in related areas of knowledge.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

First period: 26 January - 20 May 2023.
Notification of resolution: 27 May.

Second period: 25 May - 22 June 2023.
Notification of resolution: July.

Third period: 23 June - 30 June 2023.
Notification of resolution: 4 July.

Fourth period: 18 and 19 July 2023.
Notification of resolution: 20 July.

Fifth period: 15-18 September 2023.
Notification of resolution: 19 September.

Notes:

  • Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
  • Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.

Required documentation

Selection criteria

  • Evaluation of the applicant's curriculum vitae: 3 points (15%)
  • Two articles published in national or international journals: 5 points (25%)
  • Minimum of two years of professional experience: 5 points (25%)
  • Grade point average for previous qualifications: 5 points (25%)
  • Knowledge of a foreign language: 2 points (10%)

Notification

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Compulsory 60
Optional 30
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 30
TOTAL 120

List of subjects

Previous years

Placements

Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.



Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 750 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.



Institutional information


Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

Acquiring competences in leadership, management and research through this master's degree prepares graduates for the following professional careers:

  • Management and middle management in healthcare institutions.
  • Quality nursing staff.
  • Leadership of nursing and interprofessional teams.
  • Management or staff at nursing research and methodology units in healthcare centres.
  • Management of healthcare teams in different kinds of healthcare centres.
  • Coordination of nursing teams in care units.
  • Planning of healthcare services.
  • Nursing staff in clinical trials.
  • Specialized healthcare staff in innovation departments for the healthcare business sector.

Access to the labour market

Data from the university system in Catalonia

Contact us

Faculty of Nursing

Campus Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga, s/n
08907 l'Hospitalet de Llobregat