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Overview

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides professionals currently in, or seeking to be in, middle and senior health care management positions who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the management of health services. It caters for the special needs of medical and general hospital administrators, clinical doctors, quality assurance managers, team leaders, senior nursing administrators, unit managers and a range of general task coordinators within the health care system.

Course structure

Part A. Advanced healthcare administration and management48 credit points

You must complete the following units

Part B. Extending specialist knowledge electives24 credit points

You must complete 24 credit points from the following units, or any postgraduate unit offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine (excluding MPH5301 - MPH5315; EPM5001 - EPM5015).

The handbook's description of this structure

The course is structured in two parts: Part A. Advanced healthcare administration and management and Part B. Extending specialist knowledge electives.

Part A. Advanced healthcare administration and management

These studies provide you with a comprehensive study of health management and administration, enabling you to gain advanced skills and knowledge. This includes in areas of health system laws, clinical leadership and management, quality improvement, financial and information management, health policy and health services development.

Part B. Extending specialist knowledge electives

These studies enable you to develop specialised knowledge and advanced skills in areas that suit your interests, skills and career goals. The theoretical and practical skills you gain are consolidated through the completion of a case study, in which you focus on exploring in detail a complex health management problem within your workplace or within a health care setting.

Course progression map

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

The course comprises 72 points structured in two parts: Part A. Advanced healthcare administration and management (48 points) and Part B. Extending specialist knowledge electives (24 points).

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Advanced healthcare administration and management (48 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
MPH5273 Case study in health services management (12 points)

Part B. Extending specialist knowledge electives (24 points)

You must complete 24 points of electives from the following:

MPH5264 Economic management in health care
MPH5289 Professional Practice Development
HEC5973 Economic evaluation in health care
HEC5970 Introduction to health economics
MPH5020 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology
MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics
MPH5213 Research methods
MPH5281 Management theory and practice
MPH5283 Ethics, good research practice and practical research skills
MPH5271 Implementation and innovation in health care
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
apply the principles of financial and information management to a health care organisation
2
appreciate the economic and political influences and their relationships to health policy
3
analyse the basic elements of health care systems and compare recent health care reforms
4
critically appraise the interface between health care management theory and practice
5
develop the epidemiological and statistical skills necessary for evidence-based medicine, quality improvement and program evaluations
6
use international comparisons of health care systems and recent reforms to analyse the various models of funding, delivering, co-coordinating and developing health care systems
7
demonstrate an understanding of medico-legal issues and business law as applied to the management of health services
8
develop skills in health care quality measurement, quality assurance, and quality improvement
9
analyse complex work place management problems and appropriate problem-solving techniques
10
demonstrate interpersonal, communication and leadership skills appropriate for health care managers, skills in literature review, report writing, oral presentations, verbal and visual communications and the basic use of spreadsheet, database, statistical and word-processing computer software
11
develop skills in a number of areas of special interest as defined in the specific objectives of individual elective units.

Entry requirements

English language

Monash minimum: 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

Professional accreditation

Medical graduates who are students undertaking this course and wanting to satisfy the requirements for The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) Fellowship need to complete the following units:

MPH5265 Law for health systems
MPH5272 Principles of health systems
MPH5268 Financial management in health care
MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management
MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology and MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics OR MPH5213 Research methods

This degree is accredited by The Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) for College entry and advancement purposes.

Other information

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides professionals currently in, or seeking to be in, middle and senior health care management positions who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the management of health services. It caters for the special needs of medical and general hospital administrators, clinical doctors, quality assurance managers, team leaders, senior nursing administrators, unit managers and a range of general task coordinators within the health care system.

Common questions

How long is Master of Health Management?

1.5 years full time, 72 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 3 semesters of full-time study.

Where can I study Master of Health Management?

At Alfred Hospital.

How do I plan my Master 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: Master's Degree (Coursework)
AQF level: Level 9
Credit points: 72
Full time: 1.5 Years
Part time: 3 Years
Maximum time: 5 years

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
CRICOS code: 098599J
Abbreviation: MHlthMan
Award title: Master of Health Management
Handbook years: 202020212022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027