Overview
The Health Systems Development Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London also aims to provide insight into a range of disciplines including organisational behaviour, health policy, information systems and human resources in order to strengthen students’ capacities to think as effective health leaders.
Applied Learning Project
By the end of this specialisation, students should be able to:
- Identify key components of a well-functioning health system and make recommendations for context specific interventions for health system reform;
- Critically compare different health system models in order to identify opportunities and challenges for health systems around the world;
- Assess the health impacts of policies, plans, and projects in order to make recommendations for decision makers to prevent disease and promote health;
- Apply a root cause analysis approach in order to diagnose service delivery specific bottlenecks;
- Critique strategies to mitigate global human-resources-for-health challenges in order to support evidence informed decision making for health system reform;
- Formulate recommendations for health system reform in order to develop context-specific interventions that fit population needs.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Health Systems Development: Health Systems
- Health Systems Development: Health systems, Policy and Research
- Health Systems Development: A Focus on Health Service Delivery and Human Resources for Health
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Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
- 10 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
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Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
Beginner Level
- No prior experience required.
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Visit programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
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Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.