C7O Master of Health Service Management

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Overview 2020

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 2 Years, up to a maximum of 5 Years
Duration
Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

Distance Sydney: Semester 1, Semester 2

Full Fee Paying places available

This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students

The Master of Health Service Management is an advanced course of study designed to provide management professionals from both the public and private health sectors with training focussed on issues of contemporary professional management practice. Some of Australia's leading senior health service executives teach into the units. Students are therefore exposed to a level of unparalleled experience and real-world case-studies.

The MHSM is offered only on a part-time basis (12 units over 2 to 3 years). The course is full fee-paying, which means that you will be charged at the full fee-paying rate listed for each unit.

All units are delivered primarily off campus (by distance), with non-mandatory, supporting intensive seminars in Sydney (approximately 6-10 days of intensives per year).

Course objectives

The Master of Health Service Management Degree aims to provide graduates with systematic and critical understanding of contemporary health service management and some specialised research skills for the advancement of professional practice.

Career outcomes

The MHSM is designed for those interested in pursuing a significant management or administrative role in the private or public health sectors. Successful completion of the MHSM provides graduates with a substantial background in relevant health service management theory, research and practice that should enhance their ability to plan and manage successfully in an increasingly complex national and international sector, and within the framework of societal values.

Professional Recognition

RACMA Accredited

Course structure

Schedule

You will study 12 units in this course: 8 core units and 4 in your selected specialisation. All units are delivered primarily off-campus, with non-mandatory intensive seminars in Sydney.

Core Units

BAA751

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2
Launceston	Semester 2

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2
Launceston	Semester 2

Master of Health Service Management (C7O)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

Career outcomes

Professional Recognition

Course structure

Schedule

Evidence Informed Decision Making

Health Ethics, Law and Governance

Health Finance, Economics and Accounting

Healthcare Systems, Safety and Quality

Leading and Managing Healthcare Organisations

Research Methods in Health Management

Health Management Research Plan

Health Management Research Thesis

Health Ontologies, Terminologies, and Classifications

Health Data Management, Information Analysis and Improvement

Information Governance in Health

Safety in Health Service Management

Clinical Documentation Improvement

Foundations of Integrated Care

Health Ethics, Law and Governance

Healthcare Organisational Behaviour

Managing Complex Adaptive Healthcare Organisations

Data and Business Decision Making

Managing People and the Employment Relationship

E-health Privacy and Security Issues

Electronic Health Records

E-Health

The Diffusion of Health Technology (Managing Change)

Health Information Systems

Healthcare Organisational Behaviour

Managing Complex Adaptive Healthcare Organisations

Safety in Health Service Management

Clinical Documentation Improvement

Foundations of Integrated Care

Health Ethics, Law and Governance

Information Governance in Health

Health Ontologies, Terminologies, and Classifications

Data and Business Decision Making

Managing People and the Employment Relationship

Leadership and Change Management

Strategic Management

Leadership in Health and Human Services

E-health Privacy and Security Issues

The Diffusion of Health Technology (Managing Change)

Health Information Systems

Transformational Leadership

Delivering Integrated Care

Foundations of Integrated Care

Safety in Health Service Management

Clinical Documentation Improvement

Health Data Management, Information Analysis and Improvement

Managing Complex Adaptive Healthcare Organisations

Information Governance in Health

Health Ontologies, Terminologies, and Classifications

Data and Business Decision Making

Managing People and the Employment Relationship

Systems Thinking in Public Health

Data, Information and Knowledge

E-health Privacy and Security Issues

Electronic Health Records

The Diffusion of Health Technology (Managing Change)

Health Information Systems

Safety in Health Service Management

Healthcare Organisational Behaviour

Clinical Documentation Improvement

Leadership in the Health Sector

Health Data Management, Information Analysis and Improvement

Health Ethics, Law and Governance

Managing Complex Adaptive Healthcare Organisations

Information Governance in Health

Health Ontologies, Terminologies, and Classifications

Data and Business Decision Making

Managing People and the Employment Relationship

Risk Management and Governance

Developing and implementing 'Quality' Policy