Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management for 2009

Course overview

This course is for health professionals who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the management of health services. It provides core competencies in health services management, including leadership, human resource and financial management of health services. The course can lead to the Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management and then the Master of Health Services Management or the Master of Public Health. The course comprises two core and two elective units. Core studies cover clinical leadership and management and financial issues in health care management. Electives offered include epidemiology and biostatistics, Law for health systems, principles of health care quality improvement.

Career outlook

Graduates may gain employment as medical, nursing and allied health clinicians with management responsibility or interest. Career options also include general hospital administration, quality assurance management, health care coordination, or employment as case managers.

Duration, campus, fees and application information

	Domestic students	International students
Attendance type	Off-campus: part-time	Off-campus: part-time
Intakes	First semester, second semester	Not offered
Course Content	University handbook entry for this course	University handbook entry for this course
Duration	1 year part-time
Fees for 2009 Multiply fee by duration for approximate cost	Commonwealth supported place (CSP) Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course. Domestic fee per 48 credit points 48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year $16,040 AUD	International fee per 48 credit points 48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year Fee information not presently available. Please contact the faculty.
Monash course code	2870	2870
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Contact	All domestic enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Course Administrator, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC 3004. Telephone: + 613 9903 0563 Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/	All domestic enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Course Administrator, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC 3004. Telephone: + 613 9903 0563 Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. The department will individually assess applications from students without a degree who have extensive professional experience.

Special application requirements

Relevant Work Experience (Current CV)

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Application forms for off campus (distance education) studies can be accessed online. The forms are then submitted to the faculty.

Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty.

Semester two (July)