Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership

Overview

The Clinical Leadership specialisation is available to study as a graduate certificate and as part of the Master of Advanced Practice. Key components include:

• Leadership theories applied to healthcare and research in clinical practice, which will prepare you for leadership roles within professional healthcare
• Relevant practice codes, standards, policy and legislation; and critical-thinking skills that generate effective solutions to healthcare team issues
• Access and synthesis of information relevant to clinical leadership and the promotion of optimal outcomes for clients
• Collaborative research that may lead to improvements in clinical practice

Admission Criteria

Prospective students must have a bachelor degree in a relevant clinically 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); a minimum of 12 months postgraduate experience with current health professional registration/accreditation.

Fees and Scholarships

Australian and New Zealand Student Indicative Fees

• $2,300 (Commonwealth supported)
• $13,967 (Domestic)

Location

• Curtin Perth
• Curtin Singapore

How to Apply

Please review information on how to apply for the campus of your choice:

• Curtin Perth
• Curtin Singapore

Course Outline

Duration

• 1 year part-time

Credit

• 100 credits

Deadlines for Applying Direct to Curtin

• Semester 1, 2025: Applications now closed
• Semester 2, 2025: Applications now open
• Semester 1, 2026: Applications now open
• Semester 2, 2026: Applications open on 2 March 2026

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

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Specialisations

Specialisations available from Humanities and Science:

1. Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
2. Advertising Design Specialisation
3. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
4. Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
5. Asian Studies Specialisation
6. Chinese Language Specialisation
7. Construction Management Specialisation
8. Creative Writing Specialisation
9. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
10. Designing Fashion Specialisation
11. Digital Design Specialisation
12. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
13. English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
14. Environmental Planning Specialisation
15. Fashion Design Specialisation
16. Fine Art Specialisation
17. Geography Specialisation
18. Graphic Design Specialisation
19. Graphics Specialisation
20. History Specialisation
21. Illustration Specialisation
22. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
23. Interior Architecture Specialisation
24. International Development Specialisation
25. Journalism Specialisation
26. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
27. Photography Specialisation
28. Principles of Planning Specialisation
29. Professional Writing Specialisation
30. Screen Production Specialisation
31. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
32. Social Justice Specialisation
33. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
34. Theatre Arts Specialisation
35. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
36. Web Media Specialisation
37. Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Commerce Specialisations

Specialisations available from Humanities and Science:

1. Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
2. Advertising Design Specialisation
3. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
4. Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
5. Asian Studies Specialisation
6. Chinese Language Specialisation
7. Construction Management Specialisation
8. Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
9. Creative Writing Specialisation
10. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
11. Designing Fashion Specialisation
12. Digital Design Specialisation
13. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
14. English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
15. Environmental Planning Specialisation
16. Fashion Design Specialisation
17. Fine Art Specialisation
18. Geography Specialisation
19. Graphic Design Specialisation
20. Graphics Specialisation
21. History Specialisation
22. Illustration Specialisation
23. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
24. Interior Architecture Specialisation
25. International Development Specialisation
26. Journalism Specialisation
27. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
28. Photography Specialisation
29. Principles of Planning Specialisation
30. Professional Writing Specialisation
31. Screen Production Specialisation
32. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
33. Social Justice Specialisation
34. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
35. Theatre Arts Specialisation
36. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
37. Web Media Specialisation
38. Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Innovation Specialisations

Specialisations available from Humanities, Science and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies:

1. Advertising Design Specialisation
2. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
3. Asian Studies Specialisation
4. Biological Diversity Minor
5. Climate Change Science Minor
6. Construction Management Specialisation
7. Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
8. Creative Writing Specialisation
9. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
10. Designing Fashion Specialisation
11. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
12. Environmental Management Minor
13. Environmental Planning Specialisation
14. Fashion Design Specialisation
15. Fine Art Specialisation
16. Food Science Minor
17. Forensic Studies Minor
18. Geophysics Minor
19. Geospatial Technology Minor
20. Go Global – Internship Specialisation 1
21. Go Practice – Internship Specialisation 1
22. Graphic Design Specialisation
23. Graphics Specialisation
24. Illustration Specialisation
25. Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies Specialisation
26. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
27. Interior Architecture Specialisation
28. International Development Specialisation
29. Landscape Restoration Minor
30. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
31. Mapping and Land Planning Minor
32. Metallurgy Minor
33. Mining Minor
34. Optimisation Minor
35. Photography Specialisation
36. Principles of Planning Specialisation
37. Screen Production Specialisation
38. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
39. Social Justice Specialisation
40. Strategic Studies Specialisation
41. Theatre Arts Specialisation
42. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
43. Web Media Specialisation
44. Web Presence Specialisation

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