Graduate Diploma of Health Management

Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00098G

This program has been designed to provide students with the essential knowledge, skills and attributes required for senior managerial roles in health service delivery.

Designed for

Health professionals or others in the health workforce working or seeking to work in managerial roles in health services

Structure

• The program comprises of 6 courses: 3 core courses and 3 electives. Core Courses are: Strategy, Policy and Change
• Health Leadership
• Clinical Governance and Risk

Subjects

• Health management

Standard entry requirements

• Applicants are required to have either: An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)
• And two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of 4 or more years duration (e.g. MBBS, MD)
• Or an undergraduate degree plus an honours or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below)
• [Examples include, but are not restricted to, medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social work, sociology, behavioural and social sciences, social work, psychology, marketing, human services, emergency services, environmental health, veterinary science, health administration, business, management, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, policy studies and development studies]. Applications will be assessed in accordance with the UNSW Recognition.

Recognition

Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM)

Study pathways

The Graduate Diploma in Health Management articulates with the Graduate Certificate in Health Management (GradCert), Master of Health Management, Master of Health Management (Extension), Master of Public Health/Master of Health Management, Master of International Public Health/Master of Health Management.

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