M6008 Master of Health Management

The course is structured in three parts: Part A. Foundations of healthcare administration and management, Part B. Advanced healthcare administration and management, and Part C. Extending specialist knowledge electives.

Part A. Foundations of healthcare administration and management

These studies provide you with an understanding of the knowledge and skills in the broad domain of healthcare administration and management including public health, epidemiology, biostatistics and research methods.

Part B. 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 areas of health system law, clinical leadership and management, quality improvement, financial and information management, health policy, health economics,  and health services development.

Part C. 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.

Master's entry points

Depending on prior qualifications/work experience you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 96 credit points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 72 credit points, comprising Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 3 you complete 48 credit points, comprising MPH5220, MPH5273, 12 credit points from Part A, and 18 credit points from Part C.*

*Note: depending on your prior qualifications and work experience (at least two years of relevant management experience in the field of health and public health administration in the health industry) you may be required to complete less credit points.

Course progression map

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

The course comprises 96 points structured in three parts: Part A. Foundations of healthcare administration and management (24 points), Part B. Advanced healthcare administration and management (54 points), and Part C. Extending specialist knowledge electives (18 points).

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Foundations of healthcare administration and management (24 points)
You must complete 24 points from the following units:

• MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology
• MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics
• MPH5213 Research methods
• MPH5241 Introduction to occupational health and safety
• MPH5255 Health and human rights
• MPH5288 Public health fundamentals
• MAP4200 Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice or MAP5200 Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice*
• NUR5327 Management and leadership in healthcare practice (12 points)

*MAP4200 will be replaced by MAP5200 commencing in 2026. You are not permitted to complete both of these units.

Part B. Advanced healthcare administration and management (54 points)

You must complete the following units:

• MPH5220 Introductory health economics
• 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 C. Extending specialist knowledge electives (18 points)

You must complete 18 points of electives from the following:

• 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*
• 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
• MAP4200 Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice or MAP5200 Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice*
• NUR5327 Management and leadership in healthcare practice (12 points)
• 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