Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Services Management

Course code: 3198 ~ Course abbreviation: MBA/MHlthServMt ~ Total credit points required: 120 ~ 2.5 years full-time, 5 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Business and Economics

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

This double degree course aims to provide a broad based foundation in business and management while providing existing and aspiring health care professionals with the opportunity of developing specialist knowledge and expertise in health services management.

Course objectives

The learning goals associated with this course are to: provide managers and aspiring managers with an educational experience that will enable them to become outstanding leaders within organisations; develop knowledge and skills across a broad range of business disciplines to enable students to effectively manage and lead an organisation; develop specific knowledge and skills in health services management; further enhance communication, inter-personal, problem solving and critical thinking capabilities.

Course structure

Course requirements

(a) Students must complete 10 core MBA units (60 points):

• MBA5005 Strategic management
• MBA9002 The legal environment of business
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• MBA9004 Accounting for business
• MBA9005 Corporate finance
• MBA9006 Marketing
• MBA9007 Business analysis
• MBA9008 Managing and leading people at work
• MBA9010 Supply chain and operations management
• MBA9050 International business

(b) students must complete 10 units (60 points) from the Master of Health Services Management units as follows:

(i) Option 1

• MPH1040 Introductory epidemiology
• MPH1041 Introductory biostatistics
• MPH2065 Law for health systems
• MPH2066 Clinical leadership and management
• MPH2067 Principles of health care quality improvement
• MPH2068 Financial issues in health care management
• MPH2069 Health systems policy
• MPH2072 Reform and development of health services
• MPH2073 Case study in health services management (12 points)

(ii) Option 2

• ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
• MPH2065 Law for health systems
• MPH2066 Clinical leadership and management
• MPH2067 Principles of health care quality improvement
• MPH2068 Financial issues in health care management
• MPH2069 Health systems policy
• MPH2072 Reform and development of health services
• MPH2073 Case study in health services management (12 point)

One elective to be chosen from graduate units offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Professional Recognition

Details of educational requirements for professional recognition can be found under the Professional Recognition entry in the Faculty of Business and Economics section of the Postgraduate Handbook.

Contact details

MBA programs: telephone +61 3 9903 1166; email: mba@buseco.monash.edu.au

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Peter Reed