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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership

Empower your career with the skills and insights necessary for effective leadership in the dynamic and evolving field of healthcare

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Outline

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership is an Intermediate Award for the Master of Advanced Practice and also available for direct entry. The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership comprises 4 units and is a pathway towards a Master’s degree qualification. Units of study support professional career development and enhances health professionals’ understanding of leadership roles and responsibilities within the broad context of healthcare.
Theoretical aspects of leadership applied to healthcare and contemporary clinically focused research, embedded within unit and course content, articulate with varied assessments. The course prepares graduates for leadership roles within health care teams.

What you’ll learn

  • Apply discipline knowledge, principles and concepts in accordance with relevant practice codes, standards and legislation
  • Apply critical thinking and reflective practice to clinical practice to generate innovative solutions
  • Access, evaluate and synthesise information relevant to clinical leadership and the promotion of optimal outcomes for clients
  • Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with clients, carers, families, communities and the interdisciplinary health care team
  • Utilise technology safely and appropriately for the diagnosis and management of clients
  • Participate in research and critically appraise research findings and incorporate evidence based knowledge into clinical practice
  • Relate policy, practices and standards to international trends
  • Demonstrate cultural competence in the care of all clients, families and communities
  • Demonstrate professional, legal and ethical accountability within the scope of practice for safe health care delivery

Course Structure

Credits needed to graduate: 100.
Each unit is 25 credits unless stated otherwise.

Semester 1

Semester 2

Units are not necessarily shown in the order studied. Units are subject to change.

Admission Criteria

  • Specifically, prospective students must have a bachelor degree in a relevant clinical based health or allied health field or in a related area, entry to the course is competitive, with a high course weighted average required (indicative 70 or above).
  • Applicants must have a minimum of 12 months postgraduate experience in a specialist area of practice and current health professional registration/accreditation.
  • The program is offered for Singaporean and Permanent Resident applicants, or foreigners holding relevant working visas

Fees and Charges

Tuition fee Fee before 9% GST Fee including 9% GST
Total tuition fee S$10,400 S$11,336

How to apply

Domestic applicants

Domestic applicants

Application information for Singapore citizens, permanent residents, and working pass holders.

International applicants

International applicants

Application information for international students who require a student’s pass to study in Singapore.

Apply via an agent

Apply via an agent

You can apply directly to Curtin Singapore or go through a registered agent.