Overview 2021
Location
Commonwealth Supported places available
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Graduates will develop advanced, in-depth and contemporary knowledge of health and human service systems across a range of leadership and management dimensions including system planning, policy, strategy, governance, risk management, legal issues, ethics, health economics, financial management, quality & safety, leading & managing change, professional supervision, epidemiology, evaluating data/ evidence and translating evidence into practice.
The course will qualify individuals to apply this advanced knowledge towards system improvement, professional practice and research within the broad range of settings across health and human services and will provide a pathway for further learning.
It is able to be completed entirely via distance study methods but can be supported with optional mixed method delivery in some components of study at Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and Rozelle campuses particularly through short course intensives.
Learning outcomes
Bachelor of Health & Human Services (Leadership) Professional Honours
The Bachelor of Health & Human Services (Leadership) Professional Honours qualifies individuals who will apply a body of advanced knowledge and skills related to leadership and management of health & human service provision, system improvement, research and practice in a range of contexts for highly skilled professional practice, and as a pathway for further learning.
Graduates will:
- Integrate and relate advanced, specialised knowledge of the Australian health & human service system and fundamentals of leadership and management to situate professional practice and system development in different aspects of effective health & human service delivery;
- Identify, manage, analyse, synthesise, evaluate and apply information relevant to improving health & human service delivery applying information relevant to improving health & human services across diverse and complex contexts ;
- Critique the quality and relevance of contemporary research related to health & human services management, leadership and delivery across a diverse and complex range of settings;
- Analyse, generate and communicate effective and innovative responses to complex problems and challenges in the context of leading & managing health & human service delivery and personal professional practice;
- Transmit knowledge skills and ideas to others, communicate effectively with a range of audiences and communities utilising different modalities; and
- Apply learning to demonstrate autonomy, judgement, adaptability, responsibility and accountability as a health & human service professional identifying pathways for further learning.
Career outcomes
Middle and senior leadership/management positions within the health and human service system including: clinical leadership positions, professional discipline leadership positions, operational management positions within government and non-government organisations, senior policy and administrative positions within government, non-government and private organisations as well as service planning & commissioning roles within government in addition to private practice leadership & management positions.
Course structure
Year 1
This unit provides health and human service professionals with the opportunity to critically analyse a range of contemporary leadership frameworks and theories. There is a focus on the exploration and practical application of theories and techniques to improve understanding of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CAM539 Leadership in Health and Human Services
This broad unit introduces students to the interrelationship between health law and ethics, strategic planning, financial resourcemanagement and health policy development. It aims to help students develop a clear understanding of the dynamics of the healthcare environment and the importance…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CAM620 Management in Health and Human Services
This unit aims to provide a broad understanding of governance, clinical governance and risk management within the field of health and human services covering the relatively recent development and changes that have occurred in these areas. The Unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Globally, health systems are tasked with responding to contemporary challenges and the related disease burden and health needs of their population. This unit takes a systems approach to examine how health systems are designed, the key components, who pays, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Positive psychology addresses the conditions and processes that enable people, groups and institutions to flourish and function at an optimal level. The aim of this unit is to gain a clear understanding of the essential elements to leadership, and to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CAM622 Positive Psychology & Leadership
Year 2
Evaluation is a core function of public health and health system leadership. It provides evidence to improve the design, delivery, reach and impact of health interventions in the many different contexts of the health system. This unit developsstudent competencies in…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit will equip students with an understanding of the research methods used in health disciplines in order to interpret published research, and design research of their own. The Unit content includes the theoretical underpinning of both qualitative and quantitative…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This research practicum unit is a capstone unit in the Bachelor of Health (Public Health) Professional Honours that requires students to implement a public health research project under the supervision of an academic supervisor. Research projects may include systematic reviews,…
Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CAM404 Research and Evaluation Practicum
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
Admission requirements
Standard Entry: requires an undergraduate degree from an Australian higher education institution or the equivalent standard in any other institution. This includes a process to assess the equivalency of qualifications received from overseas institutions as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Alternative Entry: Where this standard is not able to be met the following alternative criteria for equivalency can be considered by the Course Coordinator:
- Five years of relevant work experience demonstrating the relevance of the course and the prospective student's capacity to successfully undertake postgraduate study including reading, writing, analysis and research.
A record of high achievement with any uncompleted undergraduate study (Distinction Average)
Articulation from
After the successful completion of an approved bachelor degree students can proceed to admission into the Professional Honours (Leadership HHS) .
Articulation to
Upon completion there is an articulated pathway of learning through to the Master level of the Leadership ( Health & Human Services) and then through to the Professional Doctorate of Health for approved students
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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