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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; On campus, Multi-modal

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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 studies36 credit points

You must complete the following units

Part B. Specified elective studies12 credit points

You must complete 12 credit points from the following list, or from any postgraduate unit offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (excluding MPH5301 - MPH5320; EPM5001 - EPM5033).
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/study/postgraduate/pgrad/master-of-public-health-electives

The handbook's description of this structure

The course comprises 48 credit points structured in two parts: Part A. Core studies (36 credit points) and Part B Specified elective studies (12 credit points).

Part A. Core studies
These studies provide you with a comprehensive study of health management and administration, enabling you to gain advanced skills and knowledge. This includes areas of health system law, clinical leadership and management, quality improvement, financial management, health policy, and health systems.

Part B. Specified elective studies
These studies enable you to develop specialised knowledge and advanced skills in areas that suit your interests, skills and career goals.

Course progression map

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

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Core studies (36 points)

You must complete:

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

Part B. Specified elective studies (12 points)

You must complete 12 points in total from the following list, or from any postgraduate unit offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (excluding MPH5301 - MPH5320; EPM5001 - EPM5033).
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/study/postgraduate/pgrad/master-of-public-health-electives

MPH5002 Foundations of health promotion and program planning
MPH5020 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology
MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics
MPH5213 Research methods
MPH5215 Qualitative research methods
MPH5220 Introductory health economics
MPH5221 Determining value for money in health care
MPH5239 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
MPH5271 Implementation and innovation in health care
MPH5283 Ethics, good research practice and practical research skills
MPH5289 Professional practice development
MAP5200 Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice
NUR5327 Management and leadership in healthcare practice (12 points)

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
demonstrate a detailed understanding of principles of financial, resource and information management in clinical health care systems
2
demonstrate a detailed understanding of medico-legal issues in clinical health management
3
demonstrate a detailed understanding of basic elements of health care systems
4
demonstrate a detailed understanding of health care quality assurance and quality improvement
5
demonstrate a detailed understanding of factors which influence the design and implementation of health programs
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
be familiar with research initiatives in clinical health policy and clinical health policy and clinical health services planning
8
demonstrate skills in working in a team and team leadership
9
demonstrate skills in literature review, report writing, oral presentations, verbal and visual communications and the basic use of computers
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 Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; 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 with a minimum weighted average mark of at least 60%, may provide a pathway to the Master of Health Management (M6008) or the Master of Public Health (M6024).

Other information

The Graduate Diploma of Health Management, offered by the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, will provide you with 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.

Contacts

Academic Coordinator: Dr Zahra Aziz; Associate Professor Chris Moran

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
Handbook years: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20262027