Online Master’s in Health and Social Care

Kickstart or transform your career with our online health and social care master’s degrees from world-class universities. Earn your degree at your own pace from anywhere in the world.

Advance your career with an online master’s in health and social care

Health and social care professionals play a critical role in supporting individuals, families, and communities. An online master’s in health and social care equips you with the leadership, policy, and practice-based skills to improve care systems, enhance service delivery, and advocate for person-centred approaches — all while studying flexibly from anywhere.

Why choose an online master’s in health and social care?

Study around your work and life

Designed for working professionals across health, social care, and community sectors, this flexible online degree lets you continue supporting others while advancing your own career.

Prepare for leadership in multidisciplinary care

You’ll build the knowledge to manage complex care environments, lead integrated services, and respond to the changing needs of diverse populations.

Broaden your impact in care systems

Whether you work in frontline services, policy, management, or community health, this degree prepares you to take on senior roles in shaping holistic, responsive care delivery.

Build career-ready skills with an online master’s in health and social care

Gain advanced expertise to lead, influence, and improve outcomes across health and social care settings:

Leadership and service management

Develop the confidence and skills to lead teams, manage change, and improve quality across complex care systems.

Integrated care and interprofessional working

Explore how to design and manage coordinated services that bring together healthcare, social care, and community support.

Safeguarding, ethics, and person-centred practice

Strengthen your ability to support vulnerable populations, uphold ethical standards, and advocate for dignity and autonomy in care.

Policy, systems, and social justice

Understand how policy shapes services — and how you can influence systems to address inequality, access, and population needs.

Research and evidence-based practice

Build your ability to critically evaluate evidence, apply theory to practice, and contribute to service improvement and innovation.

FAQs

Graduates move into roles such as service manager, care coordinator, policy advisor, safeguarding lead, or community health programme manager. Employers include local authorities, healthcare providers, NGOs, and third-sector organisations.

Most programmes take between 1 and 3 years depending on your study mode. Flexible options are available for professionals balancing work and personal responsibilities.

Costs vary by provider, but online degrees tend to be more affordable than on-campus programmes. FutureLearn partners with top universities to offer competitively priced postgraduate courses in health and social care.

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