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Total subjects
8
Price
From
$19,480
Study method
100% Online
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
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QS RANKING 2022
18
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
23
Degree structure
Core subjects
Major subjects
Elective subjects
Degree
Degree details
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Evaluate relevant ethical and legal considerations in an impartial way for specialised health service management
- Obtain, analyse and interpret data relevant to making evidence-based decisions in health service management tasks in complex contexts
- Critically apply a broad, coherent and in-depth knowledge of foundational and contemporary health service management theories, concepts, practical principles, and processes
- Exercise judgement to recommend appropriate solutions for emerging or new health service management tasks in complex contexts
- Effectively communicate complex health service management ideas in a broad set of group contexts
Higher education
An Australian Bachelor Degree, Graduate Certificate or equivalent level standard in any other institution in an unrelated discipline and a minimum of one year relevant work experience in the health sector.
Work and Life
A minimum of five years approved relevant work experience in the health sector or other special circumstances (e.g. post‐secondary qualifications) as approved by the Dean or delegated authority. Refer all applicants to UTAS
The University of Tasmania grants credit and recognition of prior learning that may include formal and/or informal prior learning. More information is available here.
The Graduate Diploma of Health Service Management is an advanced course of study designed to provide management professionals from both the public and private health sectors with training focused on issues of contemporary professional management practice. Some of Australia's leading senior health service executives teach into the subjects. You are therefore exposed to a level of unparalleled experience and real-world case-studies.
Recommended Study Pattern
Year 1. 8 subjects in first year including: select 8 subjects from the following
- TAS-BAA722 Research Methods in Health Management
- TAS-BAA737 Health Management Research Plan
- TAS-BAA738 Health Management Research Thesis
- TAS-BAA750 Delivering Integrated Care
- TAS-BAA751 Evidence Informed Decision Making
- TAS-BAA752 Foundations of Integrated Care
- TAS-BAA753 Health Ethics, Law and Governance
- TAS-BAA754 Health Finance, Economics and Accounting
- TAS-BAA755 Healthcare Organisational Behaviour
- TAS-BAA756 Healthcare Systems, Safety and Quality
- TAS-BAA757 Managing Complex Adaptive Healthcare Organisations
- TAS-BAA758 Leading and Managing Healthcare Organisations
- TAS-BAA760 Health Ontologies, Terminologies, and Classifications
- TAS-BEA674 Data and Business Decision Making
- TAS-BMA583 People, Work and Wellbeing
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