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Master of Health Services Management Articulated Set
includes:
Master of Health Services Management
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
The Master of Health Services Management is designed for practising and aspiring managers in health services who are seeking a formal management qualification to complement their experience and/or undergraduate qualifications. The course aims to help students develop their managerial competencies by equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate efficiency, effectiveness and a high quality of service in performance at personal, department and organisational level. A high quality of conceptualisation is required to be demonstrated at Master level. It is expected, for example, that students will be able to demonstrate a capacity to evaluate the relevance of different conceptual approaches to management issues in the context of their own experience and workplace.
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management have acquired core knowledge, skills and attitudes required for effective management practice and leadership in a health services context. They are able to examine the culture of health service delivery, and working from an evidence based framework, can make decisions with a consideration of contemporary and emerging issues in the funding, financing, regulatory and policy influences on managerial practice. Graduates can lead the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health service delivery.
- Award Names
- Availability
- Duration
- Admission
- Credit
- Articulation
- Graduation
- Course Structure
- Enrolment Pattern
The course includes the following awards:
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management GradCertHSM
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management GradDipHSM
Master of Health Services Management MHSM
Course Study Modes and Locations
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management (4302HM)
Distance Education - Bathurst
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management (4614MG)
Distance Education - Bathurst
Master of Health Services Management (4702SM)
Distance Education - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Master of Health Services Management
Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)
Students may be admitted and/or exit at Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters levels in this articulated set of courses in health services management.
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)
Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
Admission criteria
CSU Admission PolicyMaster of Health Services Management
Standard Entry
Students must hold an undergraduate degree and have at least two years' experience in the health industry. Students undertake 12 subjects (eight core and four elective subjects totalling 96 points).
Special entry
Applicants with a clinical qualification and health industry experience but who do not hold an undergraduate degree may apply to enter the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management. On successful completion of that course (typically at credit average or better), you may then apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management program. On successful completion of that course (typically at credit average or better), you may then apply for admission to the Master of Health Services Management.
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management
Standard Entry
Students who hold an undergraduate degree in a health-related or business-related discipline and have a minimum of three years' experience in the health industry.
Special Entry
Applicants with a clinical qualification and health industry experience but who do not hold an undergraduate degree may apply to enter the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management. On successful completion of that program they may apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management, and will be awarded 32 points of credit for the Graduate Certificate subjects successfully completed.
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Entry type 1
Health professionals (eligible for Australian Health Professional Registration Agency registration) with current health industry employment and substantial experience or business-related professionals with health industry experience but who do not hold an undergraduate degree.
Entry type 2
Students who hold an undergraduate degree and who are currently employed with at least two years experience in a health-related or business-related industry connected with health care.
Credit
CSU Credit PolicyMaster of Health Services Management
Any student may apply for other credit on the basis of previous successful study in relevant subject areas at a recognised tertiary education institution. According to University policy, the maximum credit able to be awarded in the Masters degree is 48 points (equivalent to six subjects).
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management
Credit may be awarded for subjects successfully completed in the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management.
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
No special arrangements apply.
Articulation
The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
Graduation requirements
Master of Health Services Management
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Course Structure
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management (32 points)
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management (64 points)
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
HSM406 Resourcing Health and Aged Services
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Services Management
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
HSM510 Health Planning
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
Master of Health Services Management (96 points)
The masters is comprised of 64 points of core subject and completion of 32 points of research, leading change project or management practicum stream
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
HSM406 Resourcing Health and Aged Services
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Services Management
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
HSM510 Health Planning
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
Research stream
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
HLT506 Research Methods in Health Science B
HLT508 Health Master’s Project (16 points)
Leading Change Project stream
HSM411 Creativity, innovation and change (Health services)
HSM412 Leading for Change (Health Services)
HSM514 Change Project (Health Services) (16 points)
Management Practicum stream
HSM500 Online Management Practicum (32 points)
Enrolment Pattern
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Session 1 Intake
Year 1, session 1
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
Year 1, session 2
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Session 2 Intake
Year 1, session 2
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems (single subject enrolment)
Year 2, session 1
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services (single subject enrolment)
Year 2, session 2
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management
Session 1 Intake
Year 1, session 1
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
Year 1, session 2
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Year 2, session 1
HSM406 Resourcing Health & Aged Care Services
HSM408 Current Issues in health Services Management
Year 2, session 2
HSM510 Health Planning
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
Session 2 Intake
Year 1, session 2
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
Year 2, session 1
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
Year 2, session 2
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Year 3, session 1
HSM406 Resourcing Health and Aged Services
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Services Management
Year 3, session 2
HSM510 Health Planning
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
Master of Health Services Management
Session 1 Intake
Year 1, session 1
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
Year 1, session 2
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Year 2, session 1
Research Stream
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
HSM406 Resourcing Health & Aged Services
Leading Change Project and Management Practicum Stream
HSM408 Current Issues in health Services Management
HSM406 Resourcing Health & Aged Services
Year 2, session 2
Research Stream
HSM510 Health Planning
HLT506 Research Methods in Health Science B
Leading Change Project and Management Practicum Stream
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
HSM510 Health Planning
Year 3, session 1
Research Stream
HSM408 Current Issues in health Services Management
HLT508 Health Master’s Project (16) (commence)
Leading Change Project Stream
HSM412 Leading for Change (Health Services)
HSM514 Change Project (Health Services) (commence)
Management Practicum Stream
HSM500 Online Management Practicum (32) (commence)
Year 3, session 2
Research Stream
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
HLT508 Health Master’s Project (16) (complete)
Leading Change Project Stream
HSM411 Creativity, Innovation and Change (Health Services)
HSM514 Change Project (Health Services) (complete)
Management Practicum Stream
HSM500 Online Management Practicum (32) (complete)
Session 2 Intake
Year 1, session 2
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
Year 2, session 1
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
Year 2, session 2
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Management Practicum Stream
Year 3, session 1
HSM406 Resourcing Health and Aged Services
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Services Management
Year 3, session 2
HSM510 Health Planning
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
Year 4, session 1 & session 2
HSM500 Online Management Practicum (32 points total but 16 Points each session)
Leading Change Project Stream
Year 3, session 1
HSM406 Resourcing Health and Aged Services
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Services Management
Year 3, session 2
HSM510 Health Planning
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
Year 4, session 1
HSM412 Leading for Change (Health Services)
HSM514 Change Project (Health Services)
Year 4, session 2
HSM411 Creativity, Innovation and Change
HSM514 Change Project (Health Services)
Research Stream
Year 3, session 1
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
HSM406 Resourcing Health and Aged Services
Year 3, session 2
HSM510 Health Planning
HLT506 Research Methods in Health Science B
Year 4, session 1
HLT508 Health Master’s Project (16) (commence)
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Services Management
Year 4, session 2
HLT508 Health Master’s Project (16) (complete)
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.