Graduate Diploma
This course equips students with leadership and management skills for healthcare delivery systems, preparing them for senior administrative roles in hospitals and health services. It also offers an exit option with a Graduate Certificate in Health Administration.
Our postgraduate courses in health administration will develop the practical leadership and management skills needed to address challenging issues in these changing healthcare environments, and to manage relationships with other service providers, consumers and policymakers.
This course will develop your ability to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate systems of healthcare delivery. It will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary for senior administrative and planning positions in hospitals and other health service areas.
It is possible to exit this course with a Graduate Certificate in Health Administration once you have completed certain units.
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
Specifically, applicants require a Postgraduate Certificate qualification relevant to health administration, health leadership, health services management, health information management, business administration, public policy and public health.
OR a Bachelor degree from a recognised tertiary institution in a field relevant to health management, health administration, business administration of healthcare organisation, clinical governance, medical administration, human resource management for health, health information management, health financial management, public health and leadership in health policy AND work experience equivalent to two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. Work experience may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of four or more years duration (e.g., MBBS, MD).
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
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