This
course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, aims
to provide a program for professionals currently in, or seeking to be in,
middle and senior health care management positions who wish to expand their
knowledge and skills in the management of health services.
The course can be taken over a 12 to 18-month period of three full-time
semesters or over a three-year period of six part-time semesters. The majority
of the course is offered in distance education mode with compulsory residential
block requirements.
Applicants must have a medical degree, a bachelors degree with honours or
graduate diploma, or a three-year bachelors degree with relevant professional
experience in a health-related field. The department will individually assess
applications from students with a nursing diploma completed before the
introduction of nursing degrees. In such instances, the department may require
completion of the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Health Services
Management before enrolling in the masters program.
This course comprises of eight or nine core subjects and three or two elective subjects.
Elective subjects can be chosen from the following:
Assessment is by written assignment, examination, individual and group presentation.
Inquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181.
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