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University of Tasmania

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Graduate Certificate in Leadership (Health and Human Services)

  • Graduate Certificate

This course is designed to enhance the professional skills of health and human service professionals, clinical leaders, managers and policy/planning practitioners working, or aspiring to work, in leadership or management positions within the broad health and human service sectors in Australia and...

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 - 3 years full-time
Course Code
M5S
Intake Months
Feb, Jul

About this course

This course is designed to enhance the professional skills of health and human service professionals, clinical leaders, managers and policy/planning practitioners working, or aspiring to work, in leadership or management positions within the broad health and human service sectors in Australia and internationally.

You will develop in-depth contemporary knowledge of health and human service systems across a range of leadership and management dimensions including system planning, policy, strategy, governance, risk management, legal issues, ethics, health economics, financial management, quality safety, leading and managing change, professional supervision, epidemiology, evaluating data/evidence, and translating evidence into practice.

The course is able to be completed entirely via distance study methods, but can be supported with optional mixed method delivery in some components of study at Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, and Rozelle campuses particularly through short course intensives.

Entry requirements

Completed undergraduate degree at AQF7 level from an Australian higher education provider in a health or human welfare studies and services field, or equivalent overseas qualification

or

Where this standard is not able to be met the following alternative criteria for equivalency may be considered by the Course Coordinator: Completed undergraduate degree at AQF7 level from an Australian higher education provider in any discipline (or equivalent overseas qualification) AND at least five years relevant professional and/or industry experience in a health or human welfare studies and services field.

This course is not available to international students. Please enquire online for advice on alternative course options.

What you will learn

  • 1 Demonstrate contemporary knowledge of effective health & human services leadership and management in professional practice.
  • 2 Lead the assessment and planning of interventions and services to improve access and quality and safety in health & human service delivery, in local national and international contexts.
  • 3 Communicate effective and innovative leadership responses to health and human services problems with a range of audiences in the context of professional practice.
  • 4 Apply leadership & management competencies in professional practice, including expert judgement, self-management, reflective and ethical practice.
  • Career pathways

    Middle and senior leadership/management positions within the health and human service system including: clinical leadership positions, professional discipline leadership positions, operational management positions within government and non-government organisations, senior policy and administrative positions within government and non-government organisations, service planning & commissioning roles within government and private practice leadership & management.

    Credit for prior study or work

    Applications for credit can be made in your course application. Find out more information about how to apply for a credit transfer/advanced standing at Recognition of Prior Learning.

    Graduate outcomes

    Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at University of Tasmania.
    84.1%
    Overall satisfaction
    73.3%
    Skill scale
    69.4%
    Teaching scale
    95%
    Employed full-time
    $107.7k
    Average salary