The Master of Health and Aged Services Management is an award for people wishing to extend their health and community care management expertise through the study of applied and challenging topics. The course links closely with each student's workplace and includes an option to undertake a workplace project.
 
The course has been designed to develop management competencies identified in the literature and by experienced health managers as being critical to role effectiveness. Follow-up research on past graduates views of the program suggests that the course has a range of benefits including increasing competitiveness when applying for managerial roles and helping make management roles more enjoyable.   

Note - this course will be available for study on-campus from July 2010

An undergraduate degree OR relevant postgraduate qualification.

The course is offered in two stages. Stage 1 comprises units to a total value of 120 credit points. There are no elective units offered in stage 1 of the course. After completing stage 1, students who wish to conclude their health and aged care management studies may apply for the award of Post Graduate Diploma of Public Health (Health and Aged Care Management).

Stage 2 of the course also entails completing units to a combined credit point value of 120 points. All units offered in stage 2 are elective, however, students are encouraged to enrol in Diversity, Culture and Health (HST5602). 

Students who complete a total of 60 credit points and who choose to discontinue their health and aged care management studies are eligible to apply for the award of Graduate Certificate in Public Health.

Students should be aware that some units may not be available in both semesters.