Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership
Southern Cross University
About
The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership is an entry-level management course introducing students to critical concepts of accountability, policy and management in healthcare.
The course is also a pathway to further postgraduate study in the Master of Healthcare Leadership.Units of study focus on strategic health management, leading change, health systems, policy and principles and practice of clinical accountability.The course will appeal to professionals from nursing or allied health backgrounds, such as physiotherapy, osteopathy, counselling or optometry who are looking to extend their career into management and leadership roles.
Structure
| Title | Level of learning | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HLTH5001 - Leading Change in Healthcare | Advanced | |
| MGMT5004 - Strategic Health Management | Introductory | |
| MGMT5001 - Health Systems, Policies and Practices | Advanced | |
| HLTH5005 - Principles and Practice of Clinical Accountability | Advanced |
Entry requirements
A three (3) year Bachelor qualification, or equivalent, in a health related discipline.
To be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership students must complete the equivalent of 4 units (48 credit points) comprising all 4 core units
Learning outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the <a href="/staff/teaching-and-learning/graduate-attributes/">graduate attributes</a>.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| Intellectual rigour | Exercise critical thinking, judgement (and in some courses research processes) in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence |
| Creativity | Apply knowledge and skills creatively in broad disciplinary and community related challenges |
| Ethical practice | Demonstrate well developed judgement and use of ethical framework(s) in scholarly, and professional situationsApply sustainability principles to relevant scholarly and professional contexts |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate an advanced theatrical and technical knowledge in one or more disciplines or areas of practice |
| Lifelong learning | Reflect on, assess and regulate their own learning and research capabilities and performance with personal autonomy and accountabilityLocate, analyse, evaluate, manage and use information from a range of sources |
| Communication and social skills | Communicate to demonstrate understanding of theoretical concepts and to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiencesWork in collaboration with others and in a team to achieve self-determined goals |
| Cultural competence | Demonstrate an understanding of Indigenous Australian contemporary realities and protocols Demonstrate cultural competence in local, Australia-wide and/or global settings |
Institution
