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

University of New South Wales

Sydney, Australia

Tuition Fee AU$ 49,000
Country Rank#1
Duration24 Months
Score IELTS: 7 TOEFL: 94

Program Overview

The Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence degree enables you to specialise in both infectious disease intelligence and health management and develop research skills and apply them while undertaking a scholarly project.

You will be provided with advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake infectious diseases prevention and control, and health services management roles in government, community and health service settings in Australia and internationally. The degree will equip you with the specialised skills and leadership needed for professional practice in control of infectious diseases and for research and evidence based professional practice.

The program fosters judgment-ready practitioners who can contribute to improving population health and work across a range of contexts including ministries and departments of health, government and non-government and voluntary organisations, primary care and community healthcare services in both public and private sectors.

Course Content
The Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence can be completed in two years of full-time study or four years part-time. The program is made up of 16 courses total, including:
- nine core courses
- three elective courses
- additional electives which include a research project or research methodology course
Core courses
- Strategy, Policy and Change
- Healthcare Economics and Financial Management
- Health Leadership and Workforce Management
- Clinical Governance and Risk Management
- Infectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control
- Outbreak Investigation and Intelligence
- Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence
- Foundations of Epidemiology
- Foundations of Biostatistics
Elective courses

Infectious diseases electives:
- Immunisation Policy and Practice
- Applied Research Methods for Public Health
- Politics, Surveillance and Public Health
- The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts
- Communicable Disease Control in Global Health
- Predictive Modelling in Public Health
- Infection Prevention and Control in the Healthcare Setting
Entry Requirement
For entry into this degree, 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.
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.
Fees & Scholarships
Indicative First Year Fee

AU $49,000
Career Prospect
This program 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
- goverment ministries and departments of health
- International health organisations and NGOs
- international aid agencies
- military and first responder organisations
- health education and advocacy
- research.

Cost Of Studying At University of New South Wales

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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