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Health Administration: Graduate Diploma in Health Administration

  • 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.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
GD-HLADMN, 007874D
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
International Fees
$42,738 per year / $42,738 total

About this course

Overview

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.

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

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).

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

  • Writing: 6
  • Speaking: 6
  • Reading: 6
  • Listening: 6
  • Overall band score: 6.5

What you will learn

What you'll learn

  • Apply advanced disciplinary knowledge to effectively lead and manage the delivery of quality services, thereby improving the population's health and well-being at the local, national and global levels.
  • Develop and demonstrate innovative, creative, business-oriented, and entrepreneurial competencies in leading and managing change in healthcare organisations in an ever-changing environment.
  • Demonstrate digital competencies relevant to effective communication and analytic skills in interpreting data, developing innovations to drive organisational change and improvements, evidence-informed practice in decision-making in the health industry, and digitally driven organisational culture and society.
  • Apply critical analytical skills to evaluate health system challenges in a competitive environment and develop resilient, high-performing healthcare organisations that significantly contribute to society's economic and social value.
  • Critically investigate the significant histories and paradigms underpinning current health leadership and management practices and their impact on the health of Indigenous peoples and internationally diverse population groups.
  • Demonstrate outstanding professionalism; the ability to align personal and organisational conduct with legal, ethical and professional standards for leading and managing healthcare organisations, services, consumers, and communities; and a commitment to lifelong learning and improvement.

Credit for prior study or work

Credit for recognised learning (CRL)

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How to apply

How to apply

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