Objectives

Please note that this program is restricted to health and/or social service organizations. Applications for admission are not accepted from the general public. Interested organizations should contact assistant.cms@mcgill.ca for further details.

This graduate certificate is designed for practicing health care professionals who want to acquire leadership skills to pursue a career in management or for managers and administrators who wish to upgrade their business and management knowledge for a senior management role. Focus is on the current changes and challenges in health systems across Canada, such as new funding models, evolving organizational changes, human resource challenges, financial sustainability, and greater demand for integration. A problem-based approach to teaching and learning will be taken, whereby students identify a real workplace operational problem and apply the theoretical concepts they learn to analyze and apply innovative and practical solutions.

Admission Requirements:

1. A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or 3.2 out of 4.0 in the last two years of full-time academic studies and three years of recent work experience in administrative, research or clinical positions in a health related environment;
OR,

2. A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline and a Certificate in Health and Social Service Management with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0.


3. All applicants must provide their curriculum vitae and two letters of reference.

Courses