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M5007 Graduate Diploma of Health Management

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Graduate Diploma of Health Management (M5007) is a 1 years full-time, 48-credit-point, graduate diploma course from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, taught at Alfred Hospital. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.

Credit points
48
Duration
1 years full time
2 years part time
Campus
Alfred Hospital
Multi-modal, On campus

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides a broad framework from which to manage clinical health care systems by attention to human resource, financial, information, medico-legal, political, cultural, economic, ethical, industrial, technological and psychosocial issues.

Course structure

Part A. Core units36 credit points
Part B. Elective units12 credit points
The handbook's description of this structure

The course comprises 48 points structured into eight units.

Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit.

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

The course comprises 48 points structured in two parts: Part A. Core units (36 points) and Part B Elective units (12 points).


Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Core units (36 points)

You must complete:

  • MPH5265 Law for health systems
  • MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management
  • MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement
  • MPH5268 Economics and financial management in health care
  • MPH5269 Foundations of health policy
  • MPH5272 Principles of health systems

Part B. Elective units (12 points)

You must complete 2 units (12 points) from the following: 

  • HEC5973 Economics evaluation in health care
  • HEC5970 Introduction to health economics
  • HPE5003 Assessment in health professional education
  • HPE5015 Leadership and innovations in health professions education
  • MPH5020 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
  • MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology
  • MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics
  • MPH5281 Management theory and practice
  • MPH5286 Applying and practising the principles of patient safety and quality improvement
  • MPH5213 Research methods
  • MPH5283 Ethics, good research practice and practical research skills
  • MPH5271 Implementation and innovation in health care
  • MPH5xxx Health Informatics
  • NUR5327 Management and leadership of professional nursing practice (12 points)
  • POM5005 Human factors for patient safety
  • any postgraduate unit offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine (excluding MPH5301 - MPH5315; EPM5001 - EPM5015)

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

  1. 1

    demonstrate a detailed understanding of principles of financial, resource and information management in clinical health care systems

  2. 2

    demonstrate a detailed understanding of medico-legal issues in clinical health management

  3. 3

    demonstrate a detailed understanding of basic elements of health care systems

  4. 4

    demonstrate a detailed understanding of health care quality assurance and quality improvement

  5. 5

    demonstrate a detailed understanding of factors which influence the design and implementation of health programs

  6. 6

    demonstrate a detailed understanding of epidemiological and statistical skills necessary for the understanding of evidenced based medicine, quality improvement and health program evaluations

  7. 7

    be familiar with research initiatives in clinical health policy and clinical health policy and clinical health services planning

  8. 8

    demonstrate skills in working in a team and team leadership

  9. 9

    demonstrate skills in literature review, report writing, oral presentations, verbal and visual communications and the basic use of computers

  10. 10

    demonstrate skills in analysis of the economic, political, cultural, ethical, industrial, technological and psycho-social determinants of clinical health care systems and their relationship to health policy initiatives.

Entry requirements

English language

Monash minimum: Level A, that is: IELTS: 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or TOEFL Paper-based test: 550 with a TWE of 4.5; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

More information

Progression to further studies

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to the Master of Health Management or the Master of Public Health. 

Professional accreditation

The Graduate Diploma of Health Management is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Executives for entry and advancement purposes.

Other information

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides a broad framework from which to manage clinical health care systems by attention to human resource, financial, information, medico-legal, political, cultural, economic, ethical, industrial, technological and psychosocial issues.

Common questions

How long is Graduate Diploma of Health Management?

1 years full time, 48 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 2 semesters of full-time study.

Where can I study Graduate Diploma of Health Management?

At Alfred Hospital.

How do I plan my Graduate Diploma of Health Management units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification
Graduate Diploma
AQF level
Level 8
Credit points
48
Full time
1 Years
Part time
2 Years
Maximum time
4 years
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
CRICOS code
098598K
Abbreviation
GradDipHlthMan
Award title
Graduate Diploma of Health Management