Master of Health Leadership and Education

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Master of Health Leadership and Education graduates will be able to:

1. Effectively apply relevant theories to leadership and educational practice and scholarship in the health education context.
2. Analyse contemporary issues within health leadership and education and their significant influence on the application of contemporary professional practice.
3. Engage in critical reflection to promote life-long learning to maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills.
4. Develop sophisticated understandings of the unique nature of learning, teaching and leadership in the clinical and professional health context.
5. Engage with critical thinking to solve ethical dilemmas in the culturally and socially diverse healthcare environment.
6. Develop initiatives that enhance best practice principles of leadership and education in the unpredictable workplace.
7. Apply accomplished communication and negotiation skills to influence and achieve optimum outcomes and shape professional conduct, particularly as they relate to learning, teaching and leadership.
8. Develop a comprehensive and practical understanding of research methods and how to apply these methods to research in the healthcare context.
9. Develop skills in identifying and interrogating hypotheses or research questions.
10. Use evidence-based research in preparation of professional analysis and advice.

A Master of Health Leadership and Education can lead to private and public sector careers, including roles such as health manager, project evaluation/administration or policy officer, finance officer/chief finance officer, health business analyst, and health information officer. For those graduates who choose more education-centred electives, this degree can lead to careers as a health professions educator, education researcher, staff development educator, medical educator, and clinical educator, across both the higher education settings, and within the public and private health sectors.

The first year (the Graduate Certificate equivalent) will be provided through a multimode study design, that includes online self-directed learning modules and virtual learning sessions.

This first year will then translate into a fully online learning experience in the Graduate Diploma year through the Notre Dame core courses Ethics in Professional Life and Research Methods in Health, and electives to engage students in areas of interest to them.

The final Master year follows a traditional format of research learning and engagement, with enrolment in two (2) courses that are a combination of coursework and dissertation. The students will be supported by the course coordinator as they engage in a review of the subject literature to support project design, implementation strategies and evaluation.

In addition to the Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education program requirements, the student will complete two (2) compulsory courses below in their final year of study:

• MEDI6008 Professional Practice Project A
• MEDI6009 Professional Practice Project B

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.