Completion of a Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent in a health discipline. Preparation for the course through previous study or professional experiences will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) N/A
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 6.0 Overall
6.0 Reading
6.0 Writing
6.0 Speaking
6.0 Listening
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) 169 Overall
169 Reading
169 Writing
169 Speaking
169 Listening
Pearson Test of English (PTE) 50 Overall
50 Reading
50 Writing
50 Speaking
50 Listening
Test of English as a Foreign Language – IBT (TOEFL IBT) 73 Overall
18 Reading
18 Writing
18 Speaking
18 Listening
Occupational English Test (OET) C (250-290) Reading
C (250-290) Writing
C (250-290) Speaking
C (250-290) Listening
Build your skills in leadership and management to further progress your health care career. This course is for you if you currently work in quality, safety, and risk roles within community, mental health, primary and aged care and are looking to transition into a management position, or are currently in a middle management position wishing to progress further.
The course includes a focus on safety and quality to address the increased need for leadership and governance of healthcare for patient safety. It provides the hard and soft skills needed within a clinical context, including leadership and managerial skills, financial management in healthcare, policy and human factor considerations.
As part of the course you’ll undertake hands-on learning through project work, which focuses on an aspect learned within the course that can be applied to a clinical setting. This strong emphasis on professional practice is informed by research evidence, ensuring you have the concepts, insights and practical skills relevant to leading change and driving innovation in the healthcare sector.
6 reasons to study a Master of Health Care Management at Murdoch
Learn in a virtual classroom in this fully online course to help you fit study into your working life.
Study on your own terms with flexible full or part-time study.
Take advantage of free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and analysing data, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student.
Be taught by leading academics who are qualified nurses with experience across Australia with research expertise in patient safety, leadership, resilience and management.
Choose to complete an applied health services project through a health industry placement or a health care management research project of your choice, where you’ll design a research project related to health care management.
Focus on your area of speciality and interest through a choice of innovative and creative elective units.
Develop your skills
Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:
safety and quality in health care
leadership in health care
bioethics and law for health care leadership
health policy in Australia and beyond
managing in a health care environment.
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Total credit points: 36
Course Core, 36 credit points
SHP501, Safety and Quality in Health Care, 3
SHP510, Bioethics and Law for Health Care Leadership, 3
SHP511, Leadership in Health Care, 3
SHP541, Health Policy in Australia and Beyond, 3
SHP602, Human Factors: The Impact on Patient Safety, 3
SHP603, Applied Health Services Project, 6
SHP604, Reflective Practice in Health Management, 3
SHP612, Managing in a Health Care Environment, 3
SHP632, Applied Health Research Methods: From Research to Practice, 3
SHP639, Financial Management in Health Care, 3
Specified Elective Units, 3 credit points
EDU616, Teaching, Learning and Working in Culturally Diverse Environments, 3
SHP638, Health Care Education, 3
SHP641, Clinical Governance, 3
As a graduate of this course you will fulfil industry demand for increased middle management skills. The delivery of high quality services is essential within the health industry, particularly in private and aged care sectors.
Careers could include:
Accreditation Coordinator
Quality and Risk Manager
HR Projects Director
Health Care Clinic Manager
Clinical Nurse Manager.
Overseas Student Health Cover: 530 AUD per year
