Graduate Diploma in Clinical Leadership

This specialisation is available to international students studying in Australia on a student visa. However, the course is part-time study only and not available to international students studying in Australia on a study visa for the standard domestic offering. The course is also offered at the Singapore Campus for Singaporean and Permanent Resident applicants, or foreigners holding relevant working visas.

For Australian and New Zealand students in 2026, the indicative first-year fee is $2,400 for a Commonwealth supported place or $14,665 for a domestic fee-paying place. These fees are based on 100 credit points, which is the typical full-time study load per year, and are indicative only.

You will learn to 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; communicate effectively and work collaboratively with clients, carers, families, communities and the interdisciplinary health care team; utilise technology safely and appropriately; participate in research and critically appraise research findings; relate policy, practices and standards to international trends; demonstrate cultural competence; and demonstrate professional, legal and ethical accountability within the scope of practice for safe health care delivery.

Yes, the Clinical Leadership specialisation is available to study as a graduate certificate and as part of the Master of Advanced Practice, meaning the graduate certificate can form part of a pathway toward a master's level qualification.

Applications are available for multiple intakes. For Semester 2, 2026, applications are open with a closing date of 5 July 2026. For Semester 1, 2027, applications are open with a closing date of 28 January 2027. For Semester 2, 2027, the application period runs from 1 March 2027 to 1 July 2027. Note that Semester 1, 2026 applications are now closed.