Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence

Program Overview

The Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence degree combines expertise in infectious disease intelligence and health management. It equips graduates with advanced skills in infectious disease prevention and control, health services management, and research. The program prepares individuals for leadership roles in government, community, and health service settings, both in Australia and internationally. Graduates are highly sought after in the public and private health sectors, with many occupying senior executive and health ministry positions.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension)/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence degree enables you to specialize in both infectious disease intelligence and health management and develop research skills and apply them while undertaking a scholarly project. You will be provided with advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake infectious diseases prevention and control, and health services management roles in government, community and health service settings in Australia and internationally. The degree will equip you with the specialized skills and leadership needed for professional practice in control of infectious diseases and for research and evidence-based professional practice. The program fosters judgment-ready practitioners who can contribute to improving population health and work across a range of contexts including ministries and departments of health, government and non-government and voluntary organisations, primary care and community healthcare services in both public and private sectors.

Outline:

• Core courses:
• Strategy, Policy and Change
• Healthcare Economics and Financial Management
• Health Leadership and Workforce Management
• Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• Infectious Diseases Challenges: Epidemiology and Control
• Outbreak Investigation and Intelligence
• Bioterrorism and Health Intelligence
• Foundations of Epidemiology
• Foundations of Biostatistics
• Elective courses:
• Infectious diseases electives:
• Immunisation Policy and Practice
• Applied Research Methods for Public Health
• Politics, Surveillance and Public Health
• The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts
• Communicable Disease Control in Global Health

Careers:

There’s strong demand for health management and infectious diseases professionals in the public and private health sectors, both within Australia and globally. You’ll develop transferable leadership skills that can be applied throughout your career into senior management positions at health service and health system levels. Many of our graduates occupy senior executive, general management, health ministry and other health leadership roles in Australia and across the world. Our graduates have successful careers and play crucial roles in infectious disease control and response around the world. This program is ideal if you’re looking at a career in:

• health services general management
• health services c-suite roles
• government and non-government policy
• medical communications
• medical insurance management
• non-government health service management
• health economics
• health program management
• health care consultancy
• government ministries and departments of health
• International health organisations and NGOs
• international aid agencies
• military and first responder organisations
• health education and advocacy
• research.