University of Notre Dame Australia
Master of Health Leadership and Education
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
Combine health leadership and professional education through flexible online study, developing advanced capabilities in leadership, teaching and applied research within contemporary healthcare settings.
Course overview
The Master of Health Leadership and Education from The University of Notre Dame Australia is designed for health professionals who lead, educate or are transitioning into educational roles across clinical, tertiary and healthcare settings. Delivered through online and blended learning over 1.5 years full-time (or the equivalent part-time), the program integrates health leadership, professional education and applied research to support contemporary healthcare practice.
Throughout the program, you will explore leadership theory and practice, educational theory, learning and teaching, communication, negotiation, ethical issues in professional life and research methods, building knowledge that supports leadership and education across a range of healthcare contexts. In the final stage of the program, you will undertake a workplace-based professional project, applying research to design, implement and evaluate an initiative relevant to your own professional practice.
Developed in collaboration with the health sector, the program supports the translation of learning into professional practice through an integrated approach to leadership, education and applied research. As the final qualification in Notre Dame's nested Health Leadership and Health Professional Education program suite, it brings together both disciplines through advanced coursework and a workplace-based professional project.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
From $6,918 (CSP)
12th July, 2027
What you will study
To earn the Master of Health Leadership and Education, you must successfully complete units totalling 300 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 25 credit points.
Complete the following courses:
- Ethical Issues in Professional Life
- Research Methods in Health
- Applied Research 1 (50 credit points)
- Applied Research 2 (50 credit points)
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Master of Health Leadership and Education applicants must meet one of the following specific requirements:
- As a minimum qualification, a recognised Bachelor degree in a health profession.
- A Bachelor degree in another (non-health) area with evidence of specific professional experience in health.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help to reduce the number of units that you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Master of Health Leadership and Education graduates will be able to:
- Effectively apply relevant theories to leadership and educational practice and scholarship in the health education context.
- Analyse contemporary issues within health leadership and education and their significant influence on the application of contemporary professional practice.
- Engage in critical reflection to promote life-long learning to maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills.
- Develop sophisticated understandings of the unique nature of learning, teaching and leadership in the clinical and professional health context.
- Engage with critical thinking to solve ethical dilemmas in the culturally and socially diverse healthcare environment.
- Develop initiatives that enhance best practice principles of leadership and education in the unpredictable workplace.
- Apply accomplished communication and negotiation skills to influence and achieve optimum outcomes and shape professional conduct, particularly as they relate to learning, teaching and leadership.
- Develop a comprehensive and practical understanding of research methods and how to apply these methods to research in the healthcare context.
- Develop skills in identifying and interrogating hypotheses or research questions.
- Use evidence-based research in preparation of professional analysis and advice.
Career outcomes
A Master 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 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.
Fees and CSP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $7,104 (Commonwealth Supported Place).
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $45,000 (Full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per the course you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university program.
