Online postgraduate study lets you build theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills, all while you work. You’ll examine contemporary healthcare and leadership concepts and then learn how to combine that knowledge with available resources to guide teams through change effectively.
GlobalHealth Education's partner universities work closely with a host of industry bodies to develop their courses. You can be sure that your curriculum is designed around the contemporary industry and sits at the forefront of health best practices.
Online postgraduate study in health leadership will empower you with skills such as:
Topics you will cover:
With a postgraduate qualification in health leadership you’ll be ready to take on roles such as:
Practice manager
Executive director of nursing
Social services manager
Other possible career paths include:
Broadly, there are two pathways you can choose from if you want to build your skills in health management and leadership through postgraduate study:
The pathway you choose depends on your interests and career aspirations. The key differences between the two are:
Specialist health leadership and/or management masters | Master of Business Administration |
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Can require a health or social care undergraduate degree as a prerequisite. Courses without this requirement offer opportunities for those with non-health backgrounds to build skills, knowledge and credentials in the health sector. | Can require undergraduate business studies. Courses without this requirement may require people with no business/administration experience to undertake additional units of study in business foundations. |
Majority of course content is specific to the health sector. | Course content includes data, case studies and other content from a boarder range of industries. May offer a health major or specialisation. |
Tends to focus specifically on the Australian regulatory environment. | Tends to have a more global perspective in content. |
Covers management topics including people, organisation, strategy, etc., but rarely marketing, IT or finance. | Generally, a broader business degree than a specialist masters. Covers the range of enterprise functions – marketing, finance, accounting, HR, operations management and strategy. |
Suitable for people who aspire to be leaders within the health or social care sectors. | Suitable for those whose ultimate goal is to work either outside the health sector, or within the health sector in senior leadership or business management positions. |
We list programs from our Australian university partners that are offered in the online accelerated mode of study. This mode is specifically designed to cater for busy people, who are balancing work and life while continuing their education as they build or change their careers in health and social care roles.