C11107v7 Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management (GradCertHSM)
UAC code: 942820 (Autumn semester), 945820 (Spring semester)
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus

Note(s)

This course offers a mid-year intake for local students.

This course is not offered to international students.

Overview
Course aims
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 course is an introduction to health services management and aims to expand students' knowledge and future career opportunities. The program develops students' knowledge and skills, which leads to an enhanced capacity to manage health services.

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.

Course aims

This course is designed to prepare new, aspiring and middle health managers for roles in health services management in a variety of settings.

Career options

Career options include positions 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.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree but who have extensive relevant work experience in a health or human services field may also be considered eligible.

Applicants must have at least a minimum of one year, full-time (or part-time equivalent) experience in a medium to large organisation. Health or human services experience is preferred. Work experience undertaken in small work settings (e.g. private practice settings with a small number of professionals) or as part of intern requirements are not accepted.

The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.

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

Course structure

Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, selecting four of the six subjects offered by UTS: Health.

Course completion requirements

Select 24 credit points from the following options:		24cp
92050 Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care	6cp
92296 Epidemiology and Population Health	6cp
92603 Managing Quality, Risk and Cost in Health Care	6cp
92606 Issues in Australian Health Services	6cp
92887 Organisational Management in Health Care	6cp
92917 Using Health Care Data for Decision Making	6cp
Total		24cp

Course program

The recommended program of study is shown below.


Year 1
Autumn semester
Select 12 credit points from the following options:		12cp
92917 Using Health Care Data for Decision Making	6cp
92606 Issues in Australian Health Services	6cp
92050 Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care	6cp
92296 Epidemiology and Population Health	6cp
Spring semester
Select 12 credit points from the following options:		12cp
92917 Using Health Care Data for Decision Making	6cp
92606 Issues in Australian Health Services	6cp
92887 Organisational Management in Health Care	6cp
92603 Managing Quality, Risk and Cost in Health Care	6cp