Overview

Explore the legal, ethical and social justice approaches to clinical leadership and effective management of health outcomes.
Become a manager and leader who understands the complex interactions of health organisations of the behaviour, the environment and culture that creates teams of people at work by analysing the behaviour at the individual, group and organisational level.

Advance your career with contemporary nursing leadership courses offered part-time and online to suit a busy lifestyle.

Career outcomes

Gain the theoretical and practical leadership skills needed to ensure better health outcomes. Progress your career, leading to opportunities in healthcare management and senior leadership and managerial roles within a complex healthcare setting.
A Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Leadership and Management in Health) degree at University of Southern Queensland provides nursing leadership and management skills in a regional or rural setting where more autonomous practice is required and where human resource, environmental and people support is not local to the organisation.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Clinical Education
General
Gerontology
Mental Health

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-20 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-06 00:00:00 , International

More details

You can apply throughout the year and for courses that start in three different semesters
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Language

English

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Credits

4 alternative credits

units

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Toowoomba, Australia

Disciplines

Nursing Educational Leadership Leadership View 4 other Bachelors in Educational Leadership in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: QLD 00244B

Completed a 3-year bachelor degree, or equivalent, in the area of nursing from a recognised university.

Hold a current professional registration as a Division 1 Nurse, or equivalent, with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or relevant regulatory body in applicant's home country.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

16320 AUD / year

≈ 16320 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

13320 AUD / year

≈ 13320 AUD / year