Health Administration

Health care management encompasses a broad field of practice that is continuing to grow in tandem with the growth of the health care industry and the challenges it faces in terms of financial sustainability, increasing complexity, greater consumer expectations, including accountability for safety and quality.

The course is structured in 12 units.

You will gain knowledge and skills in a broad range of areas that are relevant to management work in general health care administration and public health.

You will develop an understanding of the management within health care and public health organisations, basic accounting principles, use of economic tools, marketing, national health systems and health policy theory and development, biostatistics as applied to public health and management studies, key concepts of epidemiology, legal principles related to health care, health systems and health sector reforms, quantitative and qualitative research methods used in public health and improving the quality of care and patient safety.

The course adopts an adult learning approach, encouraging self-directed learning independent research and enquiry, reflection from practice, and peer learning with guidance from experienced academics in their respective fields.

You have the option to work towards the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrator's Fellowship, as the course is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM).

Alternative qualifications

You may be eligible to exit your course early and apply to graduate with one of the following qualifications, provided you have met the requirements for the qualification during your enrolment in the Masters course:

• Graduate Certificate in Health Administration: you’ll need to complete a total of 24 credit points (6 months full time study), with a minimum of 18 credit points at level 4 or above.
• Graduate Diploma in Health Administration: you’ll need to complete a total of 48 credit points (1 year full time study), with a minimum of 36 credit points at level 4 or above.

If you decide to graduate early, you will need to discontinue from the Masters course. You may be eligible to receive credit for the units you have completed if you re-apply and are re-admitted to this course or apply for another graduate degree at Monash University.

Qualifications

An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline including health science, business, commerce, economics or law, or qualification/ experience or satisfactory substitute that the faculty considers to be equivalent.

AND

A minimum of one to two years industry/management experience.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 and Monash Graduate Attributes. Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1.

apply comparison of health systems and theories of the policy process to critically analyse their own health system and to contextualise reform initiatives

2.

master and critically appraise the relevant body of health management theories, knowledge and sources of information for application in management practice in healthcare and public health

3.

use epidemiological and statistical principles and tools to research and evaluate complex health management problems and innovations

4.

use management, leadership and organisational theories in the practice of health care administration

5.

apply the principles of financial information and control to health care administration

6.

evaluate patient care safety and quality and apply techniques and tools to improve the patient care process and governance

7.

demonstrate an understanding of legal principles and ethics as they apply to health care administration

8.

appreciate concepts of health economics and how to apply them to understand research and evaluation of health care interventions

9.

apply concepts of marketing in health care to health administration and health care

10.

demonstrate capacity in synthesising at an advanced academic level and communicating ideas to health administration problems and issues

11.

apply and use knowledge, together with practical understanding, of how established techniques of research and inquiry are used to create, develop and interpret knowledge in health care and health administration.