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Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

This course assists you as a health care professional to expand your knowledge and skills in the management of health services. The degree provides you with the core competencies in health services management, including leadership, human resource and financial management of health services and can lead to the Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management, the Master of Health Services Management or the Master of Public Health.

Career Fields

Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Clinician with management responsibility or interest, General Hospital Administration, Quality Assurance Management, Health Care Coordination, Case Managers.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Off-campus learning (OCL) with compulsory block requirements
Study length Part-time: 1 year @ 2 units per semester Not offered full-time. Not available to international students.
Course code 2870
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Entry requirements

You must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. Your application will also be considered if you do not have a degree but have extensive relevant experience.

Course structure 4 units: 2 core + 2 elective
Units

Semester 1
MPH2066 Clinical leadership & management
MPH2068 Financial issues in health care management

Semester 2
ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology & biostatistics (E)
MPH2067 Principles of health care quality improvement (E)

E =Optional electives
MPH2065 Law for health systems

Assessment Assessment includes web-based tasks, written assignments, examinations, individual or group presentations.

Further Information

Full and complete information including unit descriptions, staff profiles and location details can be found the 2009 DEPM Postgraduate Course Guide (PDF, 331kb)

Course Enquiries

Please direct all course enquiries to the course coordinator:

Professor Just Stoelwinder
Phone: +61 03 990 30563
Full Contact Deatails