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Postgraduate | TAS-BAA753 | 2024

Health Ethics, Law and Governance

Course information for 2024 intake

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Start dates
22 July 2024,
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
14 weeks

Price from

$2,938

Upfront cost

$0

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Health Ethics, Law and Governance

About this subject

  • Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

    1. Critically appraise health ethics and law requirements and formulate strategies to address these from a management perspective.
    2. Evaluate governance structures, policy and processes with a comparative view to other jurisdictions.
    3. Compare governance in the public and private sectors to provide accessible and equitable services.
    4. Assess the role of governance for strategic objectives in health e.g. cost-effectiveness, quality and safety in care delivery through performance, collaboration and openness.
    5. Summarise the social and ethical considerations when managing health organisations.

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

  • TAS-HSM-MAS-2024 - Master of Health Service Management

Elective

  • TAS-HSM-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management
  • TAS-HIM-MAS-2024 - Master of Health Information Management
  • TAS-MPA-MAS-2024 - Master of Professional Accounting

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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Related degrees

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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PostgraduateTAS-HSM-MAS

Master of Health Service Management

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PostgraduateTAS-HIM-MAS

Master of Health Information Management

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PostgraduateTAS-MPA-MAS

Master of Professional Accounting