Health Policy in Australia and Beyond
PostgraduateMUR-SHP5412025
Get a broad understanding of health policy in Australia. Learn how parts of society such as politics and economics affect how policies come to be, and change. Look at real life policies to unpack issues in governance and leadership in health.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 20 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 15 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025,
- 28 July 2025
- Price from
- $2,160
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Health Policy in Australia and Beyond
About this subject
On successful completion of the unit you should be able to:
- Discuss the Australian health care system in the context of alternative models of governance and management
- Evaluate the main stages in the public policymaking process
- Contrast theoretical perspectives in public policy analysis, including economic, political science, sociological and public health perspectives
- Analyse policies affecting the health workforce and the influences of public health
- Critique health policies in relation to disadvantaged groups
- Hypothesise future health priorities and needed policy reform
- Health policy
- Overview of the Australian Healthcare system
- Public Health
- Health Behaviour
- Future trends in health policy
This subject was previously known as Health Policy in an Australian Context.
This subject provides students with an overview of key health policy and public health issues. In addition to general content the subject includes a specific focus on health care and public policy in Australia. It considers the political, economic, social, behavioural and epidemiological contexts within which health is managed and the forces that promote and oppose change.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
- Presentation (30%)
- Discussion and Learning Portfolio (50%)
- Short Essay (20%)
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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
- MUR-HCM-MAS-2025 - Master of Health Care Management
- MUR-HMG-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Health Care 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:
MUR-SHP541U (Not currently available)
Others
Enrolment in a Graduate degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
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
Master of Health Care Management
PostgraduateMUR-HCM-MAS
Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management
PostgraduateMUR-HMG-GCE