The Graduate Certificate in Health Management at CHS will accelerate your readiness for Australia’s booming industry. With this course, you will extend your knowledge and skills in the Australian healthcare system. You will develop an extensive understanding of the contemporary challenges, leadership and management as well as governance, safety and quality in the Australian Healthcare ecosystem.
The Graduate Certificate in Health Management is designed to be oriented to Australia’s healthcare industry and its complexity and necessities in order to enhance our students’ job readiness.
This course also enables the students to proceed to Graduate Diploma in Health Management and Master of Health Management. CHS offers a pathway to Master of Health Management and an exceptional research experience with the combination of research methodology, contemporary theory and industry practice.
The Graduate Certificate in Health Management is a postgraduate course that aims to build core knowledge and skills in students and healthcare professionals through development of enhanced knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues in healthcare, self, individual and team leadership and quality, safe, collaborative healthcare practice and delivery.
By completing the Graduate Certificate in Health Management graduates will gain the core knowledge, perspectives, skills and high-level cognitive abilities in key areas such as understanding the structure and complexity of the health and social care system, governance, safety and quality in healthcare, and leadership and management in healthcare.
Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Health Management course prepares you for opportunities to expand your career into administrative and managerial teams charged with planning and managing the delivery of health and social care services in a variety of fields, such as hospitals and community health centres, private clinics, aged care services, health planning and administration or quality assurance in government agencies, aid services and so on.
Course is delivered in a blended mode to provide maximum flexibility for students. The CHS utilises Canvas LMS to deliver technology enhanced learning experiences and also to enable self- directed collaboration and engagement by students. By thoughtfully integrating face-to-face with online learning experiences, the blended learning experience combines the strengths in both modes to foster a community of inquiry approach while at the same time encouraging independent learning.
Online learning option is available for all Units to domestic students, particularly those who are remotely located, including indigenous students.
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 24 credit points by completing the following units:
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Study Period | Credit Points | EFTSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM001 | The Australian Healthcare System: Contemporary Challenges | Trimester 1 | 8 | 0.167 |
| HM002 | Governance, Safety & Quality in Healthcare | Trimester 1 | 8 | 0.167 |
| HM003 | Leadership & Management in Healthcare | Trimester 1 | 8 | 0.167 |
| Completion of Degree | 24 Credit Points |
Admission will be granted to applicants who meet any ONE of the following criteria:
For more information on admission requirements including special entry requirements, please refer to the CHS Admission Policy.
List of relevant health contexts: Health administration, environmental health, allied health, health information management, medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology, clinical, research and biomedical health, human biological sciences, forensic, food and pharmacology sciences, welfare aged care, behavioural science, sport and recreation disciplines, public health, epidemiology, medical technology (Medical Lab Technologists), biomedical engineering, biomedical sciences, human physiology, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, paramedicine, physiotherapy, speech pathology and chiropractic disciplines.
Applicants with international qualifications not delivered in English must demonstrate English equivalency as follows:
FEE-HELP is a Commonwealth Government loan available to eligible students enrolled in CHS Courses in order to help pay all or part of their tuition fees.
FEE-HELP is available for all Units of Study for eligible students.
Details about HELP loans including eligibility requirements and repayment of a HELP debt can be found here.
The current FEE-HELP Information Booklet can be downloaded here.
CHS Student Review Procedures for Re-Crediting a FEE-HELP Balance can be downloaded here.
If you have any questions about applying for FEE-HELP please contact us at: [email protected]
