Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

Lead the way in healthcare.

Drive innovation and change as a leader in healthcare.

In just six months, you can advance your career opportunities in a rapidly-growing sector.

La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management teaches you how to effectively manage people and resources.

Get the tools you need to create better health services with a higher quality of care.

You'll learn from experienced managers, leading professionals and researchers in the fields of management, pharmacy, medicine, physiotherapy, nursing, organisational psychology and statistics.

If you want to take your study one step further, you'll gain full credit towards a Master of Health Administration.

Choose two core subjects and two electives.

You could learn:

Human resource management Learn how to effectively manage people in the health sector.

Understand recruitment and redundancy processes, equal opportunity in employment, training and development, motivation and performance appraisal, and occupational health and safety.

What makes a healthy organisation?

Identify the factors that impact staff, volunteers and patients within healthcare organisations, including culture, conflict and health promotion.

Financial and operations management Develop a foundation in operations management, accounting, financial data analysis, quantitative performance data for management and decision-making.

Epidemiology and biostatistics Gain an understanding of the role of epidemiology and biostatistics in solving public health problems.

Learn to use statistical software, and analyse and interpret the results.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8.

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