Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education

School of Medicine

Are you an emerging or established leader in health, who also works in an educational capacity, or is transitioning to an educational role within a clinical tertiary or academic setting? If so, the Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education from The University of Notre Dame Australia is the ideal qualification for you. This postgraduate program is available part-time and is facilitated entirely online. You will complete coursework that develops a wide repertoire of both leadership and educational skills, specifically aimed at best practices across all health and academic contexts.

At The University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine, we are dedicated to the provision of education that is designed and presented in collaboration with the health sector to support the translation of learning into practice. The Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education further develops students’ understanding of key leadership and health professional education principals in areas of interest to them.

• Why study this degree?

  The Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education is designed to meet the unique learning needs of interprofessional health leaders and educators in a variety of healthcare settings and clinical and/or academic contexts. In acknowledging complex lives and multiple priorities this degree is flexible. Learners will extend their foundational knowledge and skills in leadership and educational theory and practice to explore their professional development in the context of their specific leadership and educational practice.

  This qualification provides a pathway for health professionals to expand their leadership and educational knowledge, skills and effective learning. The Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education is an articulated qualification that forms the foundation for the Master of Health Leadership and Education.

• Program summary

  As an educator, leader, or someone who is acting as both, you probably recognise that although health professionals have extensive knowledge and skills in their professional discipline, the art and science of leading and passing knowledge from one generation to the next are often overlooked in the context of demanding clinical, teaching, and research responsibilities.

  Education has always been at the core of what it means to practise in the health sciences. Health professionals accept that, as part of their role, they will be involved in educating new generations of health professionals. We also know that often in health, some of the most influential leaders are also highly effective educators.

  The Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education provides a pathway for health professionals interested in developing their knowledge and skills in leadership and education, aiming to become exemplary leaders and educators in health – across executive, clinical, and/or academic settings. Over the course of your studies, you will gain a sound understanding of contemporary leadership and learning theories and a vast repertoire of applicable skills aimed explicitly at best practice in modern healthcare and academic contexts.

  Pathway options

  The completion of the Graduate Certificate of either Health Leadership or Health Professional Education course requirements translates into an online-only learning experience in the Graduate Diploma year, through the combination of two core courses and two electives to engage students in areas of interest to them.

  Two (2) compulsory courses from below:

  • Ethical Issues in Professional Life
  • Research Methods

  Two (2) compulsory electives from below:

  • Health Leadership Stream
    • Contemporary Leadership in Health
    • Systems-Focused Thinking
  • Health Professional Education Stream
    • Reasoning and Clinical Innovation
    • Contemporary Issues in Health Professional Education and Leadership
    • Coaching and Supervision in Health
    • Learning and Facilitation in Health Professional Education

  Direct entry option

  Two (2) compulsory courses from below:

  • Ethical Issues in Professional Life
  • Research Methods

  Two (2) compulsory electives from below:

  • Health Leadership Stream
    • Contemporary Leadership in Health
    • Systems-Focused Thinking
  • Health Professional Education Stream
    • Reasoning and Clinical Innovation
    • Contemporary Issues in Health Professional Education and Leadership
    • Coaching and Supervision in Health
    • Learning and Facilitation in Health Professional Education

  Plus, four (4) elective courses, chosen from:

  • The Australian Health Care System
  • Organisations: Power, Leadership and Transformation
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Strategic Workforce Issues
  • Leading Change
  • Leading Change in a Catholic Context
  • Accounting for Managers
  • Managerial Finance
  • Strategic Management and Planning
  • Introduction to the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching
  • Leadership in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

  Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

  More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions pages Fremantle Sydney.

• Mode of study and assessment

  The Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education mode of study allows students to undertake the program in a part-time capacity, selecting from the available list of core and elective courses found in the program regulations. The award is offered in a fully online study mode.

• Entry requirements

  To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education applicants must meet the following specific requirements:

  • As a minimum qualification, a recognised Bachelor degree in a health profession; or
  • A Bachelor degree in another (non-health) area with evidence of specific professional experience in health; or

• Learning outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education, graduates will be able to:

  1. Effectively apply relevant theories to leadership and educational practice and scholarship in the health education context.
  2. Analyse contemporary issues within health leadership and education and their significant influence on the application of contemporary professional practice.
  3. Engage in critical reflection to promote life-long learning to maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills.
  4. Develop sophisticated understandings of the unique nature of learning, teaching and leadership in the clinical and professional health context.
  5. Engage with critical thinking to solve ethical dilemmas in the culturally and socially diverse healthcare environment.
  6. Develop initiatives that enhance best practice principles of leadership and education in the unpredictable workplace.
  7. Apply accomplished communication and negotiation skills to influence and achieve optimum outcomes in the health professional context.

• Career opportunities

  A Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education can lead to private and public sector careers, including roles such as health manager, project evaluation/administration or policy officer, finance officer/chief finance officer, health business analyst, and health information officer. For those who graduates who choose more education-centred electives, this degree can lead to careers as a health professions educator, education researcher, staff development educator, medical educator, and clinical educator, across both the higher education settings, and within the public and private health sectors.

• Real-world experience

  You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.

• Scholarships

  Refer to your health service, Department of Health website or other organisations for further information on scholarships for health professionals.

• Fees and costs

  This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:

  
  

  Domestic Fee-Paying
  A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university where the student is responsible for the full cost the program.

  Eligible domestic fee-paying students may apply for the FEE-HELP loan scheme which assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.

  
  

  For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees, costs and scholarships page.

• More information

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