Postgraduate courses - Health Administration

Across the world, the health and aged care sectors are experiencing substantial reform and are growing rapidly. These courses enable individuals from any professional background working in health-related areas to deepen the knowledge base on which their practice is based.

Potential occupations include management and executive positions in health and aged care for:

doctors
nurses
allied health professionals
other professionals involved in these industries – eg accountants, data and IT specialists, policy workers.

Potential employers include:

public and private hospitals
aged care institution
community health
private practice
not-for-profit organisations
bureaucracies and corporate agencies.

Professional accreditation/recognition

Your studies will prepare you for membership of the Australasian College of Health Service Management, or if you are a registered medical practitioner, for entry to the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators training program. Our programs are accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management.

What you will study

You will apply theory to management problems, use management tools and techniques, and reflect critically on your own practice as a manager.

You are also able to pursue your personal interests by taking topics in public health, business, public administration, education and other disciplines at Flinders and other institutions. Topics cover areas such as health and aged care systems and policy, health law and ethics, safety and quality in health care.

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Graduate Diploma in Health Administration

Master of Health Administration

Entry requirements

Masters

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification and have a minimum of two years' full-time equivalent professional work experience in the aged care or health sector such as; but not limited to; nursing, midwifery, medicine or in health therapy; by the commencement date of the course; or hold either the Graduate Certificate or the Graduate Diploma in Health Administration from Flinders University or equivalent qualification and have a minimum of two years' full-time equivalent professional work experience in the health or aged care sector.

All applicants will be asked to provide a 300-500 word statement detailing their relevant work experience.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification and have a minimum of two years' full-time equivalent professional work experience in the aged care or health sector such as; but not limited to; nursing, midwifery, medicine or in health therapy; by the commencement date of the course; or hold the Graduate Certificate in Health Administration or equivalent from Flinders University

Application requirements

Applicants must provide an electronic copy of either their original or certified copy of their Official Academic Transcript for all qualifications relevant to their application.

Unofficial academic transcripts, statement of results, exam slips, screen shots of grades, AHEGS etc. will not be accepted.

If academic transcripts are in a language other than English, applicants must submit copies of both the original documents and full translations. Translations must show results for all subjects undertaken and be certified by an independent accredited translator. It is an applicant’s responsibility to comply with requests to provide further documentation, either in the original language or English translation.

Flinders graduates of a Bachelor degree or Flinders students currently completing their Bachelor degree at Flinders are not required to provide a copy of their official transcript for their Flinders course.

An application can be made for up to 3 courses in order of preference. You will be assessed for entry to the course you are eligible for as per your preferences.

Applicants must provide details of their professional work experience in their application.