C04140v9 Master of Health Services Management

Overview

This is a comprehensive 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 manage health services in a diverse range of health settings.

Graduates of this course are exposed to academic and industry leaders who share their experience and knowledge to facilitate insight into the contemporary health service management environment.

Students can focus on health services management or complete a major in:

• Planning
• Clinical Leadership, or
• Health Research.

The Planning major provides a blend of subjects to assist graduates in planning and evaluating health services, understanding health needs, and managing change in a dynamic and complex environment.

The Clinical Leadership major provides a blend of subjects to assist graduates in maximising the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of health services as well as ensuring that governance, quality, and risk mitigation frameworks contribute to excellence in health care delivery.

The Health Research major provides a blend of health services management, research coursework and independent study subjects to assist graduates in undertaking health services research and those who wish to be considered for admission to a doctoral program.

Course aims

This course is designed to prepare new, aspiring and middle health service planners and managers to assume a leadership role in the strategic and operational management of a wide range of health services and facilities. The content aims to develop skills in managing people, resources, systems, and processes within health services to meet the changing needs of communities, clinicians, governments and organisations.

Career options

Career options include positions as managers and/or planners in health authorities, hospitals, primary and community care, aged care services, and other healthcare facilities in the public, private, not-for-profit, government, and non-government health sectors.

Course duration and attendance

The course duration is one-and-a-half years of full-time or three years of part-time study.

Subjects are offered via on-campus study. Part-time students usually study two subjects a semester.

Course structure

Students must complete a total of 72 credit points, choosing one of three majors (in Planning, Clinical Leadership, or Health Research) or a no-major option to complete the course. In all options, with the exception of the Health Research major, students choose two electives from the list of electives provided within each choice block. Students who wish to undertake an elective subject that is not listed should seek advice from UTS: Health.

Course program

Typical programs are shown below.

Articulation with UTS courses

Professional recognition

Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM).

Other information

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