If you are a health or medical professional looking to develop and enhance your leadership, management and business skills, this Master degree may be for you. Make a difference to the health or aged care sector through development of policies that positively influence the provision of care for our communities.

Professionals working in aligned industries, such as engineering, accounting or ICT, may also find this a rewarding and relevant pathway to roles in health management.

In two years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent) you’ll be equipped for management roles in the health and aged care sectors. You may be eligible for credit with relevant health or business qualifications which would reduce the time you study to 1.5 years.

For experienced managers and leaders this Master degree allows you to strengthen your experience, skills and knowledge with a formal qualification.

What you'll learn

This Master degree is designed to develop your knowledge and skills in management, administration, leadership, project management, strategic management, financial management and more.

Studying a unique blend of health and business courses will help you succeed in a health management role.

You will develop skills and knowledge to:

• Provide the overall strategic direction and management for a service, facility, organisation or centre
• Work in senior levels of management influencing high-level organisation, financial and administrative decisions
• Prepare for leadership roles in health within Australia and internationally
• Develop and strengthen project management processes to plan, manage, execute and deliver successful projects
• Develop competencies in designing rigorous quantitative research to inform healthcare knowledge, practice, and policy
• Undertake administrative operations such as reporting and budget planning
• Understand business analytics, the accounting environment and health economics within organisations.

As an experienced health professional, the Master of Health Services Management will provide you with an advanced postgraduate qualification, preparing you for a range of leadership and management positions in the health and ageing sectors.

Graduates can work in a wide variety of health and ageing settings in senior leadership roles such as:

• clinical manager
• practice manager
• aged care manager
• health and welfare services manager
• medical or hospital administrator
• primary health organisation manager.