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Certificate (Cert.) Health and Social Services Management
Gain an in-depth understanding of what you need to excel in the health care industry.
**Please note that this program is restricted to health and/or social service organizations.**
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A Certificate in Health and Social Services Management provides you with the skills to take your career to the next level. The hands-on experience you’ll gain in the classroom prepares you to manage real-life situations and ensures you’ll meet the highest legal, ethical, and professional standards.

**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 [at] mcgill.ca for further details.

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The program is designed to enable you to:

  • Understand financial statements, budgets, costing, and responsible accounting
  • Plan, schedule, and develop projects
  • Navigate private and public social services in Quebec
  • Interpret the legal and ethical issues relevant to Quebec’s health care system
  • Communicate effectively in the workplace
  • Apply group dynamics to problem solving and decision making
  • Successfully manage organizational teams
  • Apply theories of organizational change
Admission Requirements

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.0/4.0 or 3.2/4.0 in the last two years of fulltime academic studies in addition to one of the following:

Three years of recent work experience in administrative, research or clinical
positions in a health related environment. A CV and two reference letters must be
provided.

OR

Hold a Certificate in Health and Social Services Management.

All students applying to Career and Professional Development Graduate programs
must be proficient in English.

Courses & Workshops

Credit Courses
Non-Credit Courses
Required Courses (30 Credits)
CACC 220 Accounting Concepts for Managers. (3 credits)
Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019
This course covers concepts in managerial and financial accounting, develops an understanding of cost behaviour, budgeting and financial statements, and provides practice in financial decision-making skills.
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CGMG 210 Fundamentals of Project Management. (3 credits)
Live Online
Spring/Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring/Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Fundamental principles and best practices of project management essential to the successful development of projects or other complex undertakings within an organization; includes methods for defining, planning, and scheduling activities and resources.
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CHLC 351 Foundations of Health and Social Services Systems. (3 credits)
Fall 2018
This course will provide an overview of private and public social services within Quebec and its evolution over the last century. Will examine the structures, functions and relations of social organizations. Students will achieve an understanding of the nature of the social services and the subjective impact of seeking and providing help.
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CHLC 401 Evaluation of Health and Social Services. (3 credits)
Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring/Summer 2019
Understanding the responsibility of management for the timely appraisal of programs and services delivered by health and social services organizations with a view to ensuring their quality, safety, effectiveness and efficiency.Topics include: program evaluation, continuous quality improvement, organizational performance, utilization management, risk management, accreditation and human resources.
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CHLC 410 Fundamentals of Health and Social Services Info Systems. (3 credits)
Fall 2019
Fundamental approaches of information systems and data management.Topics covered include: integration of technology in the health care system; use of information technology and management systems to improve access, quality, safety and efficiency.
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CHLC 415 Foundations of Legal & Ethical Aspects. (3 credits)
Spring/Summer 2018, Winter 2019
The legal and ethical issues relevant to the health care system in Quebec. Topics include: major legislation relevant to the health care system; the relationship between civil and criminal law; law and medicine; law and ethics; human rights, professional responsibility and liability.
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CPRL 221 Professional Communication and Networking. (3 credits)
Spring/Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019
Fundamental theories and practices of communication and networking (internal and external) in the workplace. Writing, speaking, presentation and team interaction skills.
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MGCR 222 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour. (3 credits)
In-class, Part-time
Spring/Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring/Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020
Individual motivation and communication style; group dynamics as related to problem solving and decision making, leadership style, work structuring and the larger environment. Interdependence of individual, group and organization task and structure.
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Corequisite (0 Credits)
CMSC 000 Foundations of Mathematics.
Dual-Mode (In-class and Live stream), In-class
Spring/Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring/Summer 2019, Fall 2019
First-degree equations and applied word problems, polynomials, factoring, fractions, exponents, roots and radicals, inequalities, quadratic equations and functions, composite and inverse functions, arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.

Contacts

Career and Professional Development
Phone: +1 514-398-6200
Fax: +1 514-398-3108
688 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1140 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3R1
Hours of Operation

Monday to Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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