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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Master of Health Services Management

Course code: 2872

Course description

This course is offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. The course provides 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. It caters for the special needs of medical and general hospital administrators, clinical doctors, quality assurance managers, team leaders, senior nursing administrators, unit managers and a range of general task coordinators within the health care system.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. The department will individually assess applications from students without a three-year degree. 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.

Course structure

The course is offered mostly via off-campus learning, with compulsory block requirements each semester. The program can be taken full-time over a 12 to 18-month period (three semesters) or part-time over a three-year period. This program is comprised of seven core units and two elective options, each comprised of four units.

Core units
Elective units
Option one
Option two

Assessment

Assessment includes web-based tasks, written assignments, examinations, and individual and group presentations.

Inquiries

Postgraduate Office
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Central and Eastern Clinical School
The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9903 0563
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/.

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