C11109v8 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Management
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Clinical Management (GradCertCM)UAC code: 942840 (Autumn semester), 945840 (Spring semester)
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Note(s)
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
This course is designed for health professionals aspiring to management positions which involves the management of clinical services, as well as for those already holding such positions who wish to enhance their professional practice through formal study.
Course aims
The broad aims of the course are for students to develop capabilities in the management of clinical services so that they are able to:
- understand the Australian health care environment
- explore and analyse the effects of changes in health care on their work role and environment
- provide leadership to staff providing quality care
- enhance their interpersonal and organisational skills
- enhance interpersonal and organisational skills
- more effectively manage information and resources
- promote an effective organisational culture.
Career options
Career options include management positions in hospitals, aged care, rehabilitation and primary care. The enhanced interpersonal and organisational skills graduates acquire in this course enable graduates to effectively manage a unit or division providing direct clinical services and lead it to provide quality care.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
This evidence may include extensive relevant work experience in a health care profession.
Applicants must have at least one year's full-time equivalent experience in a medium to large organisation. Work experience undertaken in small work settings (e.g. private practice settings with a small number of professionals) or as part of intern requirements are not accepted.
The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Applications
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.
Subjects are offered via on-campus study days and online learning. Part-time students usually study two subjects a semester.
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 24 credit points of study, comprising four specified nursing subjects.
Course completion requirements
| STM90757 Clinical Management | 24cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (C07044) and the Master of Nursing (C04228) (for registered nurses only).
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
