Overview

The Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension) (MHLMext) is designed to meet the education needs of current and aspiring leaders and managers in health, both in Australia and globally. The program fosters careers in research and supports scholarly, evidence-based professional practice in health service. Through the MHLMext, you will … For more content click the Read More button below. Our MHLMext program develops work-ready leaders who can drive change, enhance quality, and develop and execute well-considered management decisions to impact the health service and systems in which they work. Through the extension program, you will graduate with an integrated understanding of contemporary health leadership and management, equipped with the core skills in research required to enhance health service delivery.  

Learning Outcomes

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Critically analyse health care systems and policy contexts to inform health management strategies drawing on recent scholarship and contemporary approaches to organisational practice in health settings.
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Appraise health service needs and apply evidence informed approaches for determining productive strategies, policies and management of resources drawing on contemporary disciplinary domains, theories and techniques (including multilevel systems analysis, health finance and economics, and health workforce leadership and development)
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Demonstrate sophisticated capabilities for leading and managing in complex health settings including the capacity for improving health service outcomes through research driven risk management and clinical governance quality processes.
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Investigate, analyse and synthesise health service and epidemiological related data to plan and evaluate health service strategies, projects, policy and programs informed by current theoretical debates, techniques and practices.
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Interpret and apply relevant research and research-based methods to inform health service management questions, priorities, policy and practice across a diverse set of contexts.
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Demonstrate multidisciplinary ways of working and high level skills in communicating, working in teams and advocacy to enhance health service outcomes.
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Demonstrate sophisticated cultural awareness and a global perspective for working productively as health service professionals in local, national and international settings.
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Demonstrate capacity to engage in scholarly inquiry, ethical commitment and critical reflective practice for informing professional practice in health management
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Identify and critically appraise research literature in an area of health management, services or system to determine research question/s that contribute to knowledge in the field and identify appropriate research methodologies to address these question/s.
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Demonstrate understanding of and ability to evaluate the planning and execution of research within a specific domain
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Program Structure

Students must complete 72 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

1. Core Courses - 30 UOC
2. Research Methodology or Extension Project and Coursework - 24 UOC
3. Prescribed Electives - 18 UOC
4. PHCM9100 - Academic Practice - 0 UOC - Required enrolment for International students who completed their previous studies in a non-English speaking country

Research Methodology or Extension Project and Coursework

Prescribed Electives

Academic Practice: International Students

Independent Study or Internship

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Program Requirements

Internship, Placement and Exchange Opportunities

Internship, placement and exchange opportunities are available in this program

Progression Requirements

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Similar Program

Graduate Diploma in Health Leadership and Management - GDipHLM5509 - Health Leadership and Management
Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management - GCertHLM7360 - Health Leadership and Management
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Nested Postgraduate Program

Graduate Diploma in Health Leadership and Management - GDipHLM5509 - Health Leadership and Management
Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management - GCertHLM7360 - Health Leadership and Management
Master of Health Leadership and Management - MHLM8901 - Health Leadership and Management

Professional Outcomes

Accreditations

Australasian College of Health Service Management

Professional Recognition

This degree is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM). It also provides the core competencies required for individuals wishing to apply for Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) Fellowship.

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
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The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

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