Master of Health Management
M6008MHlthMan
- Credit points
- 96
- Duration
- 2 yr full-time
- Qualification
- Level 9 - Master's Degree (Coursework)
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Campus
- Alfred Hospital
This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides professionals currently in, or seeking to be in, middle and senior health care management positions who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the management of health services. It caters for the special needs of medical and general hospital administrators, clinical doctors, quality assurance managers, team leaders, senior nursing administrators, unit managers and a range of general task coordinators within the health care system.
Structure
You must complete 24 credit points from the following units
- NUR5327Management and leadership in healthcare practice⤳
- MPH5040Introductory epidemiology⤳
- MPH5041Introductory biostatistics⤳
- MPH5213Research methods⤳
- MPH5241Introduction to occupational health and safety⤳
- MPH5255Health and human rights⤳
- MPH5288Public health fundamentals⤳
- MAP5200Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice⤳
You must complete the following units
- MPH5220Introductory health economics⤳
- MPH5265Law for health systems⤳
- MPH5266Clinical leadership and management⤳
- MPH5267Principles of health care quality improvement⤳
- MPH5268Financial management in health care⤳
- MPH5269Foundations of health policy⤳
- MPH5272Principles of health systems⤳
- MPH5273Case study in health services management⤳
You must complete 18 credit points from the following units, or any postgraduate unit offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (excluding MPH5301 - MPH5320; EPM5001 - EPM5033). https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/study/postgraduate/pgrad/master-of-public-health-electives
- MPH5002Foundations of health promotion and program planning⤳
- MPH5020Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics⤳
- MPH5040Introductory epidemiology⤳
- MPH5041Introductory biostatistics⤳
- MPH5213Research methods⤳
- MPH5215Qualitative research methods⤳
- MPH5221Determining value for money in health care⤳
- MPH5239Systematic reviews and meta-analysis⤳
- MPH5271Implementation and innovation in health care⤳
- MPH5283Ethics, good research practice and practical research methods⤳
- MPH5289Professional practice development⤳
- MAP5200Improving Indigenous equity in professional practice⤳
- NUR5327Management and leadership in healthcare practice⤳