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Master of Business Administration (Health Management)

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Course Code: C7T

Location: Hobart, Distance*
*Internationla students may only undertake distance studies if they are in thir home country or a country other than Australia.

Duration: 2.5 years for the workplace project stream, otherwise 3 years. Only available part-time* *Part-time studies are not available to international students.

Intake: February, July

Entry Requirements: Academic entry requirements: Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent .
Work experience entry requirements: Two years relevant work experience.

Additional Pre-requisites Nil

Description

The Master of Business Administration (Health Management) provides students with the relevant skills required to further their business knowledge for management and leadership within the health sector.  

The specific educational objectives of the course are:

  • To equip health managers with the knowledge and skills to successfully assume a range of leadership roles in health services in a variety of settings; and
  • To enable heath managers to have a proactive role in advancing the organisation

Students can also choose to complete workplace project or a research pathway within this degree.

Students are required to successfully complete eight core units, and then successfully complete four elective units, or a workplace component*, or a
research pathway**.

* This option is available to approved students only and will generally only be offered where there is a group of students from the same organisation. Projects may be completed individually or in groups of two.

** This is the pathway for students wishing to go on to a Research Higher Degree. A Distinction average or above in core units is required for entry.

Core units:

  • BEA683 Economics for Managers
  • BFA582 Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • BFA682 Law for Managers
  • BMA581 Organisational Behaviour
  • BMA583 Human Resource Management
  • BMA799 Strategic Management
  • BFA720 Introduction to Corporate Governance
  • BFA772Risk Management

Elective units:

  • CAM520 The Australian Health System in Context
  • CAM521 Supervision & Leadership, Theory, Process & Practice
  • CAM622 Positive Psychology & Leadership
  • CAM722 Change Management & Diffusion of Innovation in Health Services
  • CRH500 Introduction to Health Informatics
  • CRH501 Data, Information and Knowledge
  • CRH503 E-health Privacy and Security Issues
  • CRH505 Electronic Health Records
  • CRH508 Health Information Systems
  • KXI762 IS Project Management
  • KXI775 Managing e-Business
  • BAA706 Workplace Project

Workplace component:

  • BAA201 Workplace Learning

Research Pathway

  • BAA703 Data Analysis and Management
  • BAA704 Research Method and Analysis
  • BAA705 Research Project


Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to successfully assume a range of leadership roles in health services in a wide variety of settings.

Health Managers will be able to undertake a pro-active role in advancing their organisation.

Successfully completed postgraduate units in other courses at the University of Tasmania or another approved tertiary institution may be credited towards the degree. Credit is also available for some qualifications attained through professional bodies, where these have been assessed as equivalent to postgraduate study. Please apply for credit at the time of application for admission.

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