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C07048v5 Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management

Award(s): Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management (GradDipHSM)
UAC code: 942815 (Autumn semester), 945815 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 040692B
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus

Note(s)

This course has a mid-year intake.


Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Professional recognition
Other information

Overview

This is an intermediate-level course in health services management and aims to expand students' knowledge and future career opportunities. The course develops students' knowledge and skills, which leads to an enhanced capacity to plan and manage health services.

The course is designed to prepare new, aspiring, middle and senior health managers to shape and direct the practice of health services management within the larger field of health care delivery.

Career options

Graduates of this course have a unique blend of health-focused management and business skills. Career options include positions in hospitals and other health care institutions or governing bodies.

Admission requirements

Applicants require an Australian bachelor's degree or equivalent. Applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree but who do have extensive relevant work experience in a health or human services field and can demonstrate the capacity to undertake tertiary study may also be considered eligible.

Applicants must have had at least one year's full-time work experience in a professional or skilled role in a medium to large organisation, preferably with a focus on health or human services.

Applicants must submit a CV (maximum 3500 words) describing:

  • reasons for undertaking a postgraduate course within the faculty
  • type of roles undertaken in current and previous employment
  • details of current and previous work experience.

CVs can be lodged online at:

Course duration and attendance

The graduate diploma is offered on a one-year full-time, or two-year part-time basis.

Course structure

Students must complete a total of 48 credit points, comprising six compulsory subjects offered by UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and two compulsory subjects offered by UTS: Business.

Course completion requirements

92050 Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care 6cp
92606 Issues in Australian Health Services 6cp
92887 Organisational Management in Health Care 6cp
92847 Planning and Evaluating Health Services 6cp
92917 Using Health Care Data for Decision Making 6cp
21720 Human Resource Management 6cp
92051 Health Services Management and Legal Issues 6cp
22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp
Total 48cp

Course program

Example programs for students undertaking the course full time and part time are shown below.

 
Full time
Year 1
Autumn semester
22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp
92050 Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care 6cp
92606 Issues in Australian Health Services 6cp
92847 Planning and Evaluating Health Services 6cp
Spring semester
21720 Human Resource Management 6cp
92051 Health Services Management and Legal Issues 6cp
92887 Organisational Management in Health Care 6cp
92917 Using Health Care Data for Decision Making 6cp
 
Part time
Year 1
Autumn semester
92050 Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care 6cp
92606 Issues in Australian Health Services 6cp
Spring semester
21720 Human Resource Management 6cp
92887 Organisational Management in Health Care 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp
92847 Planning and Evaluating Health Services 6cp
Spring semester
92051 Health Services Management and Legal Issues 6cp
92917 Using Health Care Data for Decision Making 6cp

Articulation with UTS courses

This course is part of an articulated program which comprises the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management (C11107), the Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management, and the Master of Health Services Management (C11107).

Professional recognition

Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE)

Other information

Further information is available from: