Course Summary
The Graduate Certificate in Strategy, Leadership & Innovation in Healthcare is is one of a number of programmes offered by the UCD IRIS Centre for Interdisciplinary, Research, Innovation & Education in Health Systems.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
- Applicants will normally hold an NQF Level 8 academic award but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant and appropriate qualifications and experience working in the health system
- Experience in a management and/or leadership role is desirable
- A willingness to explore your own leadership and management practices and their impact on the systems in which you work is essential.
You are welcome to contact the Programme Director, Professor Martin McNamara ([email protected]) to discuss the programme and its suitability for you before you make your application.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL may be granted in respect of individual modules if applicants can demonstrate that the modules' learning outcomes have been achieved through prior credentialed or experiential learning. In some cases, where an applicant does not meet the prerequisites for entry to a programme, an RPL application may be considered.
You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme.
Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page (https://tinyurl.com/2ae2ffax) for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.
Application Details
How to Apply?
The following entry routes are available:
Grad Cert Strategy, Leadership & Innovation in Healthcare PT (X872)
Duration
1 Years
Attend
Part Time
Deadline
Rolling*
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised.
X872: Graduate Certificate Strategy, Leadership & Innovation in Healthcare
Graduate Certificate
Part-Time: Commencing September 2025
Graduate Taught
Fees
GradCert Strategy, Leadership & Innovation in Healthcare (X872) Part Time
EU fee per credit - 167.4
nonEU fee per credit - 323.33
***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 [email protected]. 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 60 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Career Progression
The knowledge, understanding and skills acquired throughout the programme will prepare you to contribute as a leader and manager in a number of areas and at many levels in the health system, including:
Strategy design and implementation
Clinical leadership and management
Innovation
Practice development
Education
Management and administration
Duration
Delivery: Blended