Management in Health and Human Services
PostgraduateTAS-CAM6202025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 21 July 2025
- Price from
- $2,780
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Management in Health and Human Services
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Evaluate complex legal, ethical and workforce issues within health and human services contexts to inform best practice decision-making.
- Defend evidence-based positions on clinical or service delivery issues where healthcare policy, law, ethics and strategy intersect, demonstrating an ability to integrate multiple perspectives.
- Analyse policy changes to identify opportunities for practice improvement and innovation in your workplace, considering organisational, workforce, and community impacts.
- Apply strategic and financial management principles to the design, implementation, and evaluation of service delivery initiatives, demonstrating best practice leadership skills to foster collaborative solutions.
- Critically reflect on your leadership practice by drawing on appropriate frameworks to address professional challenges encountered in clinical practice, service delivery, and community engagement.
- Module One - Legal Issues in Health and Human Services
- Module Two - Ethics in Health and Human Services
- Module Three - The Policy Process in Health and Human Services
- Module Four - Strategic Management in Health and Human Services
This subject explores the interconnected domains of health policy, law, ethics, strategy and financial management, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to navigate complex health and human service environments. You will evaluate policy initiatives, critically analyse legal and ethical challenges, and apply strategic and financial principles to lead organisational, community and system improvements. Emphasising a work-integrated-learning approach, the subject will guide you to apply theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence to real-world challenges within your workplaces, building your capability to make informed decisions and to lead with impact in a rapidly evolving context. Through a deepening of your reflective leadership practice and collaborative problem-solving skills, you will also develop strategies to address professional, organisational, and community issues, fostering resilient systems and a commitment to ongoing leadership development.
- Policy Analysis (30%)
- Discussion Board Participation (30%)
- Interactive Oral Presentation (40%)
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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
- TAS-AOP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
- TAS-AOP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Individual Study 8 hours weekly; Independent Learning 2 hours weekly.
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
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
PostgraduateTAS-AOP-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
PostgraduateTAS-AOP-MAS