Management Challenges in Health
UndergraduateADU-PUBH30152026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 26 Apr 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 4 May 2026
- Price from
- $2,100
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Management Challenges in Health
About this subject
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Apply core principles and approaches for designing and managing systems to health service delivery.
- Use appropriate frameworks and tools to critique service delivery models in the broader healthcare context.
- Analyse a healthcare transformation strategy for a healthcare organisation.
- Apply inter-professional communication, collaboration and teamwork skills to a healthcare management problem.
- The Healthcare Landscape
- Healthcare Organisations as Systems
- Managing Transformation in Healthcare Organisations
- Managing Change in Healthcare Organisations
- Strategy Management in Healthcare Organisations
- Transformation Strategy and Implications
- Managing People in Healthcare Organisation
- Workforce Development and Performance
- Managing Services in Healthcare Organisations
- Managing Patient Expectations
- Managing Knowledge in Healthcare Organisations
- Knowledge Sharing in Healthcare Organisations
Healthcare organisations, in the 21st century, are being challenged by rapid changes. Due to these changes, healthcare organisations must adapt, learn and innovate. This requires a paradigm shift in the mindset and skills of healthcare leaders, managers and practitioners. In this course, you will learn management concepts, tools and techniques to address some of the daunting challenges that healthcare organisations are facing. Each module focuses on how health service managers can manage different aspects of the healthcare landscape. The course uses real-world, health-related scenarios in its materials and assessments to develop practical learning that can be applied in the workplace.
All assessment is assignment based.
- Report: Case analysis (25%)
- Report: Case analysis and recommendations (25%)
- Presentation: Case analysis and recommendations (15%)
- Job application: Selection criteria (25%)
- Role play: Job interview (10%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- ADU-HSM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Service Management
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
UAD-PUB3500OUA (Not currently available)
Others
Successful completion and passing of four core open access courses and admission into the Bachelor of Health Service Management.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
- Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Health Service Management
UndergraduateADU-HSM-DEG