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

at University of New South Wales

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

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.

Indicative First Year Fee

AU $49,000

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.