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Master of Health Leadership and Management
Testamur Title of Degree: | Master of Health Leadership and Management |
Abbreviation: | MHlthLeadMgmt |
UOW Course Code: | 1567 |
CRICOS Code: | 059753E |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Health & Medicine,Health Management |
Total Credit Points: | 48 |
Duration: | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn, Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
course description
The Master of Health Leadership and Management (MHLM) is designed for practising health professionals seeking to develop their leadership and management skills. This flexible program allows students to build upon their existing competencies and tailor a Masters program to suit their professional development requirements.
Students are able to select two Graduate Certificate degrees offered by the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health and the Faculty of Business.
Candidates are encouraged to contact the Course Co-ordinator to discuss course structure options.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course structure
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 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:
Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management
Graduate Certificate in Health Practice Development and Facilitation
Graduate Certificate in Health Research
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 in the Graduate Certificate listed below:
Graduate Certificate in Management
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 to 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.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au