Courses

Courses for the certificate in leadership and management for healthcare professionals are designed with professionals like you in mind. Our certificate fosters an interactive learning environment to ensure you leave the program with fully developed leadership skills that are intended to be applied in a healthcare environment.

To receive the certificate, you must complete all five of the following courses:

  • Communication in the health care environment
  • Change leadership in the healthcare environment
  • Introduction to human resources in health care
  • Quality management in health care
  • Introduction to financial stewardship in the non-profit sector

After completing the program requirements, you will leave the certificate program with the skills needed to address common issues in the workplace, such as:

  • conflict resolution
  • negotiating skills
  • promoting positive change
  • staff scheduling
  • monitoring
  • supporting employee performance

Courses for this program can be taken on a part time basis, which allows students to complete the certificate in two years. If necessary, students may take up to five years to complete the program.

Our objectives

Learning objectives for the certificate in leadership and management for healthcare professionals are designed to meet your specific needs, as well as those of the healthcare sector. By the time you complete the certificate, you will demonstrate skills in:

  • Exemplary leadership
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Effective human resource management
  • Excellent team building and conflict resolution
  • Quality patient care monitoring
  • Creating healthy and effective workplace cultures

Do these objectives align with your career and educational goals?

Admission requirements

Your professors

At UNB, our goal is to ensure that you succeed in your educational and career aspirations. Our team of management professionals are prepared to guide you through your learning experience.

Your professors will be a team of highly skilled and educated management professionals from the Faculty of Business and the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, who are ready to provide you with a quality education in leadership and management.

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