H7Q Master of Quality Services (Health and Safety)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum

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 Launceston: Semester 1, Semester 2

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

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This course is offered for professionals working as middle and senior managers in the health care sector who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the management of patient safety and service quality in health care organsiations. It is appropriate for hospital administrators, risk and quality assurance managers, and senior medical, nursing and allied health administrators.

Course objectives

The School of Health Sciences aims to create an educational environment which values critical, reflective thinking, life-long learning, acquisition of generic attributes and professional development.

The course provides students with an opportunity to advance knowledge and skills, to act as leaders in critical analysis, development, implementation and evaluation required for quality service redesign. The Master of Quality Services (Health and Safety) course objectives are to:

develop students' advanced body of knowledge in the development and implementation of quality service management policy;
equip students to design, implement and evaluate workplace change leading to a strengthened quality culture;
provide an opportunity to gain a theoretical and practical appreciation of various health care systems;
facilitate students' understanding of the strategic management of health care organisations;
develop students' knowledge of the epidemiological issues of health care organisations;
facilitate specialised understanding of existing health service models;
apply best practice models for quality service design;
extend students' knowledge, to critically review and communicate key information in relation to theoretical models and frameworks of quality evaluation;
interpret workplace culture and its impact on quality service delivery;
apply established theories to enhance factors that facilitate quality culture in the workplace;
empower students to act to address barriers to the development of a quality culture in the workplace; and
apply knowledge of monitoring and measuring performance within a quality framework.

Career outcomes

Graduates may find employment in hospital administration, health administration or risk and quality assurance management.

Course structure

Entry requirements

Fees & scholarships

Domestic students

Domestic students enrolled in certain postgraduate coursework programs may not be eligible for student payments through Youth Allowance and Austudy. Visit the Department of Social Services website to find out more about eligibility for Centrelink support and the list of eligible courses