Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences
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Master of Health Leadership and Management

Testamur Title of Degree:

Master of Health Leadership and Management

Abbreviation:

MHlthLeadMgmt

Home Faculty:

Health and Behavioural Sciences

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

48

Starting Session(s):

Autumn, Spring

Delivery Mode:

On-campus

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

1567

CRICOS Code:

059753E

Overview

This course is designed for practicing health professionals seeking to develop their management and leadership skills.

This flexible program allows students to select from a variety of Graduate Certificate degrees and tailor their Masters program to suit their professional development requirements.

Entry Requirements

Students can enter the Master of Health Leadership and Management degree via either of the pathways detailed below:

Applicants with a Bachelor degree of at least three years duration from a recognised tertiary institution or equivalent, together with a minimum of two years full-time relevant work experience can apply to enter directly into the Master of Health Leadership and Management. Upon commencement of the degree, students will nominate two Graduate Certificate degrees within the course structure.

Alternatively, applicants may apply to enrol in one of the Graduate Certificate degrees listed within the MHLM course structure, provided they meet the entry requirements as specified for this Graduate Certificate by the relevant Faculty. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate with an average mark of at least 60 per cent, students may apply to progress to the Master of Health Leadership and Management with credit for previous studies completed.

Course Requirements

The Master of Health Leadership and Management requires the successful completion of 48 credit points of subjects in accordance with two of the Graduate Certificates listed below.

Students who enrol directly into the Master of Health Leadership and Management will be required to meet with the Course Co-ordinator and discuss which two of the graduate certificate programs will comprise the course.

Students who enrol initially in one of the Graduate Certificate degrees listed below will be eligible to articulate into the Master of Health Leadership and Management upon successful completion with an average mark of at least 60 percent. Students who apply to articulate to the Master of Health Leadership and Management are required to complete a further 24 credit points of subjects in accordance with a second graduate certificate listed below.

At least one of the graduate certificate programs must be chosen from those offered by the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. As leadership is a core component of this program, students must either complete the Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management OR successfully complete the subject TBS903 Managing People in Organisations within one of the other Graduate Certificates.

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management

Graduate Certificate in Health Practice Development and Facilitation

Graduate Certificate in Health Research

Sydney Business School

Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Graduate Certificate in Logistics

Graduate Certificate in Management

Faculty of Informatics

To be advised.

Credit Arrangements and Articulation with other UOW Courses

The Graduate Certificates listed above articulate with the Master of Health Leadership and Management. Students who commence at Graduate Certificate level are required to successfully complete the first Graduate Certificate with an average mark of at least 60 percent to become eligible apply to articulate to the Masters of Health Leadership and Management. All subjects successfully completed in the first Graduate Certificate will count as credit towards the Master of Health Leadership and Management upon successful transfer.

Note that subjects completed in the first graduate certificate degree cannot be used as a basis for credit toward the second graduate certificate in order to reduce the total number of credit points to less than 48 for the Masters.

Contact Information

Ms Angela Brown
Health Leadership and Management Coordinator
+61 2 4221 3339
angela_brown@uow.edu.au

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/