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Health Finance, Economics and Accounting

Postgraduate | TAS-BAA754 | 2024

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

Price from

$2,938

Upfront cost

$0

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Health Finance, Economics and Accounting

About this subject

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

    1. Appraise the funding models and core concepts of economics, financial and managerial accounting in the Australian health sector.
    2. Evaluate the use of techniques of economics, financial and managerial accounting for cost efficient and effective managerial decisions in health.
    3. Compare public and private funding issues across the acute, primary and aged care sectors.
    4. Argue the ethical and practical budget implications of cost efficiency focusing on cost, safety and quality.
    5. Assess how to improve the application of economics, financial and managerial accounting in the health sector.

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

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

Elective

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

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

Related degrees

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

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PostgraduateTAS-MPA-MAS

Master of Professional Accounting

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PostgraduateTAS-HIM-MAS

Master of Health Information Management

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