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Master of Medical and Health Leadership
Testamur Title of Degree: | Master of Medical and Health Leadership |
Abbreviation: | MMedHlthLead |
UOW Course Code: | 3049 |
CRICOS Code: | N/A |
Total Credit Points: | 72 |
Duration: | 3 years part-time |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn, Spring |
Delivery Mode: | Distance |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | UOW Online Wollongong |
Overview
Leadership and Management qualifications are important in developing the skills for leadership and management and are important to those who wish to obtain senior leadership or management positions in health. This degree will broaden the employment scope for those working as health professionals with either a clinical or administrative background. Career pathways include: Senior professional clinical leadership roles Nurse Unit Management, Directors of Services, Managers of aged care facilities and services
Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Critically evaluate and reflect on the role and effect of clinical governance in the context of recent developments in inter-professional healthcare systems | ||||||
| 2 | Appraise and apply theoretical and conceptual frameworks of leadership for practice in healthcare environments | ||||||
| 3 | Research, analyse and synthesise information in order to integrate empirical, theoretical and industry knowledge to generate strategic solutions to problems | ||||||
| 4 | Communicate knowledge and ideas regarding leadership and medical administration to a variety of audiences | ||||||
| 5 | Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions related to being a health leader or manager in a professional context | ||||||
| 6 | Analyse and apply management or operations functions within legal, financial and ethical frameworks in health care contexts | ||||||
Course Structure
To qualify for award of this degree, a candidate must satisfactorily complete a total of at least 72 credit points, comprised of the following:
* Trimester offerings change each year and work on a different timetable. Please check timings each year.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended Schedule for Subject completion | |||
| CORE | |||
| SMAH915 | Clinical Governance | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SMAH916 | Health Care Systems | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SMAH917 | Leading Change In Healthcare | 6 | Spring |
| SMAH918 | Emotional Intelligence for Leaders | 6 | Spring |
| SNPG915 | Essential Skills for Health Researchers | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| ACCY801 | Accounting and Financial Management | 6 | Trimester 1, Trimester 2, Trimester 3 |
| SMAH919 | Health, Law and Ethics | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| Recommended Project to undertaken in 2nd session Year 2 or Year 3 | |||
| SNPG905 | Minor Project | 12 | Annual, Autumn, Spring |
| OR | |||
| SNPG998 | Major Project | 24 | Autumn |
| ELECTIVES | |||
| Select 18cp (if doing 12cp project) or 6cp (if doing 24cp projec t) from the list below. Other subjects may be taken with the approval of the Academic Program Director | |||
| HAS 943 | Health in All Policies | 6 | Autumn |
| HAS 950 | Project Planning and Evaluation | 6 | Autumn |
| HAS 948 | Health Promotion | 6 | Spring |
| MGNT803 | Organisational Behaviour and Management | 6 | Trimester 1, Trimester 2, Trimester 3 |
| MARK804 | Principles of Marketing Management | 6 | Trimester 1, Trimester 2, Trimester 3 |
| OPS 802 | Operations Management | 6 | Trimester 1, Trimester 2, Trimester 3 |
Other Information
For further information please email: smah-students@uow.edu.au