Course overview

Description

The Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management will give students the opportunity to analyse the complex problems of the evolving healthcare sector.

The course is designed to provide post-graduate education for future healthcare leaders and equip them with the knowledge and skills required for them to succeed. Students will gain a deep and holistic understanding of healthcare as it relates to intersecting industries, such as finance, governance, public policy, systems, and economics.

Students will benefit from a curated faculty that includes industry experts within the healthcare sector. Graduates will leave with the knowledge, acumen, and expertise required to tackle the current complications and complexity within the Australian healthcare sector.

Course title
Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management
Award abbreviation
GCHLM
Course code
42200
Course type
Postgraduate certificate
Status
Current / 2024
Administered by
UWA Business School

Course details

Intake periods
Throughout the year
Attendance type
Part-time only
Credit points required
24
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester.
Standard course duration
1.5 years
Time limit
2 years
Delivery mode
Internal
Locations offered
UWA (Perth)
Domestic fee type
Postgraduate fee-paying/FEE-HELP
Available to international students
Not available to international students on student visas. Available to international students on other visas if visa conditions allow (see https://www.immi.gov.au). For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
Course Coordinator(s)
Professor Allan Trench
Fees
Visit the fees calculator.

Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Course structure

Key to availability of units:
T1
Trimester 1
T3
Trimester 3
N/A
not available in 2024 – may be available in 2025 or 2026
NS
non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Take all units (6 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
T3MGMT5531Strategic Management and Innovation in Health
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
the Master of Business Administration
or Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Management
Incompatibility
MGMT5615 Selected Topics in Management (for 2019)
trimester—lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

Take units to the value of 18 points:

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
T1MGMT5530Healthcare Systems, Policy and Governance
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
one of the following courses: Master of Business Administration (coursework).
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Management.
or approval from The Business School only, which will be determined with regard to relevant documented professional work experience
Seminar up to 3 hours per week
NSMGMT5532Leadership in Healthcare
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
one of the following courses: Master of Business Administration (coursework).
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Management.
or approval from The Business School only, which will be determined with regard to relevant documented professional work experience.
Lectures/seminars: 5 days intensive class
NS, T1MGMT5570Organisational Change and Transformation
Prerequisites
MGMT5501 Organisational Behaviour.
and
enrolment in
one of the following courses: Master of Business Administration (coursework).
Master of Business Administration (coursework and dissertation).
Graduate Certificate in Leadership.
or approval from The Business School only, which will be determined with regard to relevant documented professional work experience.
intensive period—lectures/seminars/workshops: 5 sessions (7–8 hour each) over 7 weeks trimester—lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week.
NSPUBH5763Health Leadership and ManagementNoneOne week full time, plus pre-intensive week readings.
N/APUBH5801Economic Evaluation of Health Care
Prerequisites
PUBH5752 Health Systems and Economics (ID 3924)
1 week full-time

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Rules

Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures

1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.

(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules

2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).

(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.

English Language competency requirements

3.(1) To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

(2) Applicants can meet the English language competence requirement for this course by demonstrating the completion of least eight years full time (or equivalent) relevant documented professional experience, undertaken solely in English, and considered by UWA to be sufficient.

Admission requirements

4.(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(1) (a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;

and

(c)at least two years professional experience in a relevant occupation; or

(2) Significant work experience including at least 5 years with a material level of responsibility.

Admission ranking and selection

5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on—

(a) a satisfactory personal statement, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) two satisfactory referees, as recognised by UWA.

Articulations and exit awards

6. The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:

  • 42200 Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management (24 points)
  • 42520 Master of Business Administration (72 points)
Course structure

7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 24 points.

(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.

Satisfactory progress

8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.

9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.

Progress status

10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.

(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—

(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';

(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';

(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.

11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.

Award with distinction

12. This rule is not applicable to this course.

Deferrals

13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).