Leadership in Health Care
PostgraduateMUR-SHP5112027
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
Explore the relationship between leadership, strategy and planning, along with health workforce development and organisational outcomes. Sharpen your current skills in leading, or step up to the challenge.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 14 Feb 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 15 weeks
- Price from
- $2,300
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Leadership in Health Care
About this subject
On successful completion of the subject you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate leadership theories, current research, and the role of leaders in teams to enhance your own leadership practice within complex healthcare environments.
- Analyse leadership ethics, integrity, emotional intelligence, and other core leadership competencies to strengthen effective leardership in healthcare environments.
- Articulate knowledge of leadership principles for strategic planning, consumer engagement, and workforce development to optimise organisational performance and outcomes.
- Critically analyse the relationship between leadership styles and operational and strategic risk management to drive organisational resilience, efficient and sustainability.
- Apply leadership strategies to govern the introduction and management of emerging technologies in healthcare, ensuring robust decision-making that upholds safety, ethical integrity and equitable access.
- Foundations of leadership.
- Leadership starts at home.
- Leading the team.
- Leadership and the organisation - operational leadership.
- Leadership and the organisation - strategic leadership.
- Future directions of health care leadership.
This subject introduces students to leadership in diverse health care environments. It explores the complexities and challenges of strategic leadership and examines theoretical and contemporary evidence-based practice perspectives within the context of the Australian Health Care System and current research. The relationships between leadership, strategic planning, health workforce development and organisational outcomes are discussed. This subject is suitable for health professionals working in leadership and management roles, and those aspiring to do so.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
- Online Discussion Forum (20%)
- Leadership Development Review (50%)
- Oral Powerpoint Presentation (30%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- MUR-HMG-GCE-2027 - Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management
- MUR-AWC-GCE-2027 - Graduate Certificate in Advanced Wound Care
- MUR-HCM-MAS-2027 - Master of Health Care Management
Others
Enrolment in a Graduate degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management
PostgraduateMUR-HMG-GCE
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Wound Care
PostgraduateMUR-AWC-GCE
Master of Health Care Management
PostgraduateMUR-HCM-MAS