Expand+GradCert Leadership & Quality in Health Systems (X964) Part Time
EU fee per credit - € 307.5
nonEU fee per credit - € 159.4

***Fees are subject to change

Funding
If the fees for your programme are being paid by a third party ...

Hide-GradCert Leadership & Quality in Health Systems (X964) Part Time
EU fee per credit - € 307.5
nonEU fee per credit - € 159.4

***Fees are subject to change

Funding
If the fees for your programme are being paid by a third party (full or partial), please ensure your funding organisation/sponsor/hospital contacts student.payments@ucd.ie. Please note this is not a student facing email address.

Student Queries
If you have any queries about your fees, please contact the Student Desk:

www.ucd.ie/askus

https://www.ucd.ie/students/studentdesk/

Application Fee
Please note that all applicants are required to pay the €50 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.

More information about fees is available on the UCD website at the link below:

• General information about UCD Fees

Expand+It is a 30-ECTS-credit, QQI Level 9 interdisciplinary programme. The programme is offered every two years. The next intake is in September 2022. The minimum time to completion is one academic year for part-time students; the maximum time is two aca...

Hide-It is a 30-ECTS-credit, QQI Level 9 interdisciplinary programme. The programme is offered every two years. The next intake is in September 2022. The minimum time to completion is one academic year for part-time students; the maximum time is two academic years.

These modules contribute 30 ECTS credits towards UCD's MSc in Leadership, Innovation and Management for Healthcare. Holders of the Graduate Certificate can complete the MSc by successfully completing a further 60 ECTS credits of study.

The knowledge, understandings and skills acquired throughout the programme will prepare you to make a significant contribution as a leader and manager in a number of areas and at many levels in the health system, including:

Organisational development
Quality and service improvement
Process improvememnt
Clinical leadership and management
Practice development
Management and administration

Who should apply?

Part Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership & Quality in Health Systems will appeal to healthcare professionals seeking a rigourous and comprehensive introduction to important principles and concepts to inform their leadership and management practice.

The three modules comprising the programme contribute 30 ECTS credits towards UCD's MSc in Leadership, Innovation and Management for Healthcare. Holders of the Graduate Certificate can complete the MSc by successfully completing a further 60 ECTS credits of study, See https://www.nmhs.ucd.ie/msclim for further information.

Expand+The programme aims to:

enhance awareness of the ways in which you and others practice leadership and management

enable you to acquire and apply knowledge to improve the systems and processes that underpin the delivery of safe, high-quality, res...

Hide-The programme aims to:

enhance awareness of the ways in which you and others practice leadership and management

enable you to acquire and apply knowledge to improve the systems and processes that underpin the delivery of safe, high-quality, responsive, integrated and person-centred care

enhance you capacity to develop colleagues leadership and management potential

The programme will contribute to your personal and professional development by enabling you to identify, analyse, critique and evaluate the ways in which you and your colleagues currently approach quality and process improvements.

You will be equipped with theories, concepts, models, frameworks, tools, techniques and research findings that will enable you to develop a deep appreciation of how health systems work, nationally and globally, and how you can maximise yours and your colleagues' contribution to improving processes and the quality of care that service users receive.

Expand+The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Quality in Health Systems is a 30 ECTS credit, QQI Level 9 interdisciplinary programme that is offered every two years, commencing in September.

The minimum time to completion is one academic year for pa...

Hide-The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Quality in Health Systems is a 30 ECTS credit, QQI Level 9 interdisciplinary programme that is offered every two years, commencing in September.

The minimum time to completion is one academic year for part-time students; the maximum time is two years.

The programme structure is as follows:

Trimester 1 (Sept to Dec):

NMHS32280: Improving Processes in Health Systems
NMHS42700: Quality, Patient Safety & Outcomes
Trimester 2 (Jan to April):

NMHS43830: Collective Leadership & Effective Teamwork

Expand+The programme is delivered through blended learning, entailing face-to-face and online learning supported by Brightspace, UCD's virtual learning environment (VLE).

There is a particular emphasis on experiential learning and on the application of l...

Hide-The programme is delivered through blended learning, entailing face-to-face and online learning supported by Brightspace, UCD's virtual learning environment (VLE).

There is a particular emphasis on experiential learning and on the application of learning to students' professional practice contexts through a range of activities. To optimise student engagement and participation, class sizes are limited to 25 students.

The teaching and learning methods include tutorials, workshops, faculty and peer-led seminars, and group work. Continuous assessment methods include project work, class presentations, student-led seminars, posters and assignments. There are no examinations.