Graduate Certificate of Healthcare Management
2021 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2021 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Healthcare Management |
| Government subsidised short course | In 2021, the Australian Government's Job-ready Graduates package is providing a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) in this course. |
| Course Map | Government subsidised short course: Government subsidised short course - Trimester 2 2021 course map For course advice please contact a Student Adviser. |
| Campus | For continuing students only. |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Deakin course code | M543J |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
* Full time study is not available in Trimester 2 or Trimester 3 | |
For continuing students only. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate of Healthcare Management is jointly run and managed by the Deakin Business School and the School of Medicine and aims to develop business acumen in healthcare practitioners. The program will introduce you to essential skills and capabilities required to manage and lead healthcare services in Australia and overseas.
On successful completion of this course, students may enrol in the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management).Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Deakin Business School is in the top 1% of business schools globally by holding both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious accreditations are awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing improvement and innovation in their courses, ensuring our graduates are employable worldwide
Career opportunities
Deakin's Graduate Certificate of Healthcare Management has been developed to fill a gap in Australia and the Asia-Pacific for qualified professionals with skills and knowledge to lead and manage healthcare service delivery. This course will benefit physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, allied health professionals and healthcare managers who face increasing management responsibilities or seek advancement into more management-focused roles.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Mandatory student checks
Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Pathways
This course provides a pathway into: Graduate Diploma of Business Administration [M601], Master of Business Administration (MBA) [M701] or Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management) [M703].
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.
The Australian Government's Job-ready Graduates package provided a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for this course.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Learning Outcome | Course Learning Outcome |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate and understanding of how contemporary business processes impact and drive the management of healthcare systems |
| Communication | Articulate complex business situations and challenges facing healthcare services and communicate insights and recommendations in addressing these |
| Digital literacy | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Critical thinking | Critically analyse and evaluate complex business and organisational issues that underpin the functioning of healthcare services |
| Problem solving | Apply problem-solving skills to analyse, develop and recommend solutions for complex business and management issues relevant to the provision of healthcare services |
| Self-management | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
| Global citizenship | Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Healthcare Management, students must attain a total of 4 credit points, consisting of 2 credit points of core units, 2 credit points of elective units from a specified list, plus completion of MAI010 Academic Integrity Module.
Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| MAI010 | Academic Integrity Module |
Core units
| MBA701 | Strategy and Value Creation |
| HME712 | Healthcare Operations |
Elective units
2 credit points of specified elective units, comprised of:
1 credit point from Business & Law units found within the Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management) [excluding MBA707]:
| MBA700 | The Deakin Advantage: Leadership and Professional Development |
| MBA702 | Financial Decision Making |
| MBA703 | The Economic Environment |
| MBA704 | Marketing, Positioning and Consumers |
| MBA705 | Business Processes and Technology |
| MBA706 | Leading People in Organisations ^ |
1 credit point from the following list of Faculty of Health HME-coded units found within the Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
| HME704 | Fundamentals of Health Informatics |
| HME705 | Hospital Financing |
| HME711 | Health Law and Ethics |
| HME713 | Clinical Governance |
Work experience
This course does not require students to complete compulsory work integrated learning units.
Other course information
Mandatory student checksAny unit which contains work-integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. Refer to the relevant unit guide.
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
This course includes the option of other learning experiences including residential and study tour units.
Research and research-related study
The Graduate Certificate of Healthcare Management employs a range of different types of assessment tasks for students. These include case studies, tutorial exercises, quizzes, group exercises, facilitated online discussions, simulations, live online lectures, recorded lectures. This diverse range of deliveries and assessment types encourages different learning styles, engagement with Learning Outcomes, and enables comprehensive interaction with the course material and concepts. This array of assessment types provides a platform for translating theory into practice, designed to cultivate the development graduate skills and abilities.