Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management
Testamur Title of Degree:
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Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management
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Abbreviation:
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GCertHLM
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Home Faculty:
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Health and Behavioural Sciences
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Duration:
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0.5 year full-time, or part-time equivalent
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Total Credit Points:
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24
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Delivery Mode:
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Face-to-Face
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Starting Session(s):
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Autumn, Spring
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Location:
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Wollongong
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UOW Course Code:
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1163
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CRICOS Code:
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Overview
This is a course for health professionals including Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health and Medical Practitioners.
It provides opportunities to:
• Understand and practice the skills of effective leadership.
• Explore the skills of the effective manager.
• Enhance skills of reflection.
• Discover the value of coaching skills in healthcare practice.
On completion of this course, health professionals will feel confident about their contribution to the challenges they are presented with in their clinical practice and be able to facilitate change through leadership.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
All applicants must have a recognised Bachelor's Degree in a health discipline, OR equivalent.
International students are required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.5, with a level of at least 6 in all bands of reading and writing, speaking and listening.
For further information on entry requirements, please consult the Course Coordinator.
Course Requirements
The Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management course is comprised of 24 credit points of subjects, and from 2008 can be taken as a one session full-time enrolment or 1 year part-time.
Course Program
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Subjects (by year)
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Session
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Credit Points
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GHMB926
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Coaching Skills for Healthcare Leaders
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Autumn*#
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6
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GHMB925
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Effective Leadership in Health
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Spring#
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6
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GHMB902
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Effective Management in Health
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Spring#
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6
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GHMB950
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Reflective Practice 1
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Spring#
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6
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* This subject is available from Autumn 2008. Please consult the Course Coordinator for details.
# From 2008, all four subjects will be offered in both Autumn and Spring Session.
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Credit Towards Other Courses
Students who enrol initially in Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management and maintain an average mark of 60 throughout the program will be eligible to progress to the Master of Health Leadership and Management. Candidates for the Masters will then complete a further 24 credit points of subjects based on other graduate certificate programs offered in the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, the Graduate School of Business, or the Faculty of Informatics.
For more information please contact:
Angela Brown
Health Leadership and Management Coordinator
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health
Ph. +61 (0)2 4221 3339
Email: angelab@uow.edu.au
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