Master of Health Leadership and Management

The Master of Health Leadership and Management can be completed in one year of full-time study or two years part-time. The program is made up of eight courses total, including:
 

• five core courses

• three elective courses
   

Core courses
 

• Strategy, Policy and Change

• Healthcare Economics and Financial Management

• Health Leadership and Workforce Management

• Clinical Governance and Risk Management

• Evidence-Informed Decision-Making
   

Elective courses
 

You can choose three courses from the following:
 

• UNSW School of Population Health (SPH) courses

• Arizona State University (ASU) Medicine courses
   

Articulation
 

The graduate certificate and graduate diploma provide an articulation pathway into the Master of Health Leadership and Management. 
 

• Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management

• Graduate Diploma in Health Leadership and Management
   

Extension and dual degree options
 

You can choose to extend your Master of Health Leadership and Management degree or combine it with another degree.
 

Extension degree: An extension to this degree includes a research component.
 

Dual degrees: Complete two degrees in 1.7 years of full-time study. 
 

Dual degrees + research extension: Complete two degrees with a research focus in two years of full-time study. This option includes an extension component where you’ll complete additional electives including a research project or a research methodology course. 
 

• Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)

• Master of Health Leadership and Management/Master of Public Health

• Master of Global Health/Master of Health Leadership and Management

• Master of Health Leadership and Management/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence

• Master of Public Health (Extension)/Master of Health Leadership and Management

• Master of Public Health/Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)

• Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)/Master of Global Health

• Master of Global Health (Extension)/Master of Health Leadership and Management

• Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence

• Master of Health Leadership and Management/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (Extension)

For entry into this program, you must have one of the following:
 

• An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of four or more years duration (e.g., MBBS, MD).

• An undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management.
   

In exceptional circumstances, applicants with extensive relevant professional work experience (e.g., hospital-trained nurses, paramedics, Aboriginal health workers) may be considered. A minimum of five years full-time relevant professional experience is required and an interview with the School of Population Health may be conducted.
 

Relevant fields
 

Examples of relevant fields include, but are not restricted to:
 

• medicine

• nursing 

• allied health

• health sciences

• biomedical sciences

• dentistry

• sociology

• behavioural and social sciences

• psychology

• marketing

• human services

• emergency services

• environmental health

• veterinary science

• health administration

• business

• management

• engineering 

• law 

• science 

• mathematics and statistics

• economics

• policy studies

• development studies.

• You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.
  
  If English is not your first language, you’ll need to provide proof of your English proficiency before you can be given an offer to study at UNSW. You can do this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
   

• English language tests and university English courses

• Prior study in the medium of English

• Other qualifications
   

• UNSW Global offers courses and programs designed to help you reach the English language level required for entry into your chosen degree. Different options are available depending on your current English language level. 
  
  IELTS 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)
  
  TOEFL 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking)

2022 Indicative First Year Fee

$49,000*
 

2022 Indicative Fee to Complete Degree

$49,000*

There’s strong demand for health management professionals in the public and private health sectors, both within Australia and globally. You’ll develop transferable leadership skills that can be applied throughout your career into senior management positions at health service and health system levels. Many of our graduates occupy senior executive, general management, health ministry and other health leadership roles in Australia and across the world.
 

This degree is ideal if you’re looking at a career in:
 

• health services general management

• health services c-suite roles

• government and non-government policy

• medical communications

• medical insurance management

• non-government health service management

• health economics

• health program management

• health care consultancy.