Southern Cross University

Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership

  • Delivery: Online
  • Commitment: 15 - 20 hours/week
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 8 months

Delivered online and designed to build your knowledge to meet the challenges of leadership in multidisciplinary and complex healthcare delivery.

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Course overview

  • A pathway to the Master of Healthcare Leadership
  • Broaden your opportunities beyond frontline care
  • Designed for busy healthcare professionals

Whether you are a registered nurse or allied health professional, a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership can enable you to take a significant step forward in your career in Australia’s largest industry.

By completing Southern Cross University’s Online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership you will gain knowledge to meet the challenges and grab the opportunities of leadership in multidisciplinary and complex healthcare delivery. You’ll extend your knowledge in evidence based-care and learn how to lead teams of health professionals in Australia’s healthcare systems. 

Key facts

Delivery
Online
Study level
Postgraduate
Course type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
8 months (Part time)
Commitment
15 - 20 hours/week
Units
4
Fees
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Price per unit
$2,712
Intake
January, 2025
March, 2025
May, 2025
July, 2025
August, 2025
October, 2025

What you will study

  • Leading Change in Healthcare
  • Strategic Planning and Management in Healthcare
  • Envisioning Health Systems, Policies and Practices
  • Governance and Accountability in Healthcare

Entry requirements

To qualify for entry into the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership, all applicants must:

  • Have successfully completed a minimum three year bachelor's qualification, or equivalent, in a health-related discipline; AND
  • Be proficient in English

Recognition of prior learning

SCU recognise and grant credit for past education, qualifications and/or work experience in a process called advanced standing. If you're eligible for advanced standing, this can impact the number of units you need to study, reducing the time and cost of your overall degree. 

Outcomes

  • Use contemporary theory to drive change
    Lead positive change with the ability to research and present solutions to key stakeholders using the latest evidence-based theories in health practice. 
     
  • Become a strategic healthcare leader
    Further develop the interpersonal skills needed for effective healthcare leadership, from social and emotional competence, leading effective learning and development of strategy. 
     
  • Adapt to changing healthcare systems
    Learn contemporary theory, compare health systems, practices and policies to improve quality and efficiencies of services by taking advantage of the latest technology. 

Fees & FEE-HELP

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