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Master of Health Services Management
University of Technology Sydney
Master of Health Services Management
Delivered 100% online and offering a range of sub-majors including digital health, leadership and planning this course prepares leaders in health and social care who want to drive change and create safer, higher value and more equitable health…
Master's 24 months 12 Units
Units
  • Foundations of the Australian Healthcare System
  • Using Health Care Data for Decision Making
  • Organisational Management in Health Care
  • Managing Quality, Risk and Cost in Health Care
  • Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care
  • Fundamentals of Epidemiology
  • Plus Electives
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Master of Business Administration (Health Services Management)
Southern Cross University
Master of Business Administration (Health Services Management)
Designed for busy professionals and delivered 100% online, this course will help enhance your business management expertise.
Master's 24 months 16 Units
Units
  • Management Communication
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Business Analytics
  • Accounting for Managers
  • Digital Marketing
  • Finance for Managers
  • Corporate Governance for Managers
  • The Positive Leader
  • Project Management Principles
  • Global Business
  • Strategy and Case Analysis
  • Managing Information Systems
  • Industry Research Project (double-weighted)
  • Plus Electives
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Master of Healthcare Leadership
Southern Cross University
Master of Healthcare Leadership
Delivered 100% online, this course is suitable for people from a broad range of backgrounds and is designed to give you a range of skills you can take with you into the future.
Master's 24 months 12 Units
Units
  • Leading Evidence-based Practice in Health
  • Critical Review in Health
  • Research Proposal for Health Innovation
  • Leading Change in Healthcare
  • Strategic Planning and Management in Healthcare
  • Envisioning Health Systems, Policies and Practices
  • Governance and Accountability in Healthcare
  • Social and Emotional Competence in the Workplace
  • Contemporary Health Leadership
  • Building a Professional Portfolio
  • Effective Teaching and Supervision in Healthcare
  • Plus Electives
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Master of Business Administration Specialising in Health
University of Technology Sydney
Master of Business Administration Specialising in Health
100% online and delivered by the UTS AACSB accredited Business School, this course is designed to prepare leaders with the commercial understanding and business acumen needed to ethically innovate and enable a sustainable future.​
Master's 24 months 12 Units
Units
  • Healthcare knowledge and concepts
  • Healthcare leadership skills
  • Adaptability and innovation in health settings
  • Leading People and Change
  • Marketing in the Age of Technology
  • Accounting for Decision Makers​
  • Managerial Economics
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making
  • Financial Fundamentals​
  • Governance and Sustainability​
  • Strategy and Negotiation (capstone)
  • Plus Electives
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Master of Health Services Management Majoring in Quality and Safety
University of Technology Sydney
Master of Health Services Management Majoring in Quality and Safety
Delivered 100% online, this course provides a deep understanding of the complexities of the Australian health and social care systems and the skills to navigate its unique politics, policy and data.
Master's 24 months 12 Units
Units
  • Foundations of the Australian Healthcare System
  • Using Health Care Data for Decision Making
  • Organisational Management in Health Care
  • Managing Quality, Risk and Cost in Health Care
  • Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care
  • Fundamentals of Epidemiology
  • Plus Electives
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Master of Medical Science Leadership
University of Technology Sydney
Master of Medical Science Leadership
100% online, this is the first master's degree designed for medical scientists that combines leadership and innovation.
Master's 24 months 12 Units
Units
  • Precision Medicine
  • Innovations in Medical Scence
  • Science and Big Data
  • Shaping Policies for the Future
  • Communicating Science and Vision
  • Public engagement with Health Data
  • High Performance Science Leadership
  • Leading People and Change
  • Capstone (Leadership in Action)
  • Plus Electives
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Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
University of Technology Sydney
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Delivered 100% online this course gives a foundational understanding of the complexities of the Australian health and social care systems.
Graduate Certificate 8 months 4 Units
Units
  • Foundations of the Australian Healthcare System
  • Using Health Care Data for Decision Making
  • Organisational Management in Health Care
  • Managing Quality, Risk and Cost in Health Care
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Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership
Southern Cross University
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership
Delivered online and designed to build your knowledge to meet the challenges of leadership in multidisciplinary and complex healthcare delivery. You’ll extend your knowledge in evidence based-care, and learn how to lead teams of health professionals…
Graduate Certificate 8 months 4 Units
Units
  • Leading Change in Healthcare
  • Strategic Planning and Management in Healthcare
  • Envisioning Health Systems, Policies and Practices
  • Governance and Accountability in Healthcare
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Graduate Certificate in Science Leadership
University of Technology Sydney
Graduate Certificate in Science Leadership
Delivered 100% online, this is the first postgraduate course of its kind that combines leadership development with innovation in a medical science context. 
Graduate Certificate 8 months 5 Units
Units
  • Shaping Policies for the Future
  • Science and Big Data
  • Leading People and Change
  • Delivering Customer Value
  • Applied Financial Management
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Graduate Certificate in Medical Science Innovation
University of Technology Sydney
Graduate Certificate in Medical Science Innovation
Designed for professionals that want to upskill and be at the forefront of medical science.
Graduate Certificate 8 months 5 Units
Units
  • Precision Medicine
  • Innovations in Medical Technology
  • Science and Big Data
  • Global Health Systems
  • Planetary Health
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Graduate Certificate in Public Engagement in Medical Science
University of Technology Sydney
Graduate Certificate in Public Engagement in Medical Science
Designed for community-minded health professionals wanting to develop advanced communication skills to build positive relationships, enhance reputations and work in partnership with the broader community.​ 
Graduate Certificate 8 months 4 Units
Units
  • Shaping Policies for the Future
  • Communicating Science and Vision
  • Public Engagement with Health Data
  • Social Perspectives in Public Health

Skills gained and learning outcomes in online health leadership and management postgraduate studies 

Online postgraduate study lets you build theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills, all while you work. You’ll examine contemporary healthcare and leadership concepts and then learn how to combine that knowledge with available resources to guide teams through change effectively. 

GlobalHealth Education's partner universities work closely with a host of industry bodies to develop their courses. You can be sure that your curriculum is designed around the contemporary industry and sits at the forefront of health best practices.

Online postgraduate study in health leadership will empower you with skills such as: 

  • Leading individuals and teams to improve quality, safety, risk and cost within complex healthcare systems.
  • Engaging and unifying stakeholders to drive desired future outcomes.
  • The ability to adapt to a changing healthcare system.
  • How to maintain relevance in a rapidly evolving environment, shaped by technological change, interdisciplinary thinking and macro circumstances such as global pandemics.
  • Research skills and presentation of solutions to stakeholders using evidence-based health care delivery theories.
  • Applying evidence-based thinking to arrive at better decisions across a range of healthcare disciplines. 

Topics you will cover: 

  • Managing change across multi-professional, interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
  • The complexities of our healthcare systems and services, including their policies and politics.
  • Data analysis, including the potential of digital health to harness data to improve decision making and drive change that achieves improved outcomes for patients and communities.
  • Interpersonal skills needed for effective leadership, including social and emotional competence, leading effective learning, and strategy development.
  • The driving forces behind the business of health care.
  • How to apply evidence-based thinking to improve decision making across a range of healthcare disciplines.
  • Comparisons of health systems, practices and policies and their impact on service quality and efficiencies. 

Career outcomes for online health leadership and management courses 

With a postgraduate qualification in health leadership you’ll be ready to take on roles such as: 

Practice manager  

  • Salary range: $75,000–90,000 per year. 
  • As a practice manager, you'll take control of the high-level strategy and planning functions that make a practice ‘tick’.
  • Use your skills and experience to make a practice operate more efficiently and provide the best possible experience for patients.

Executive director of nursing  

  • Salary range: $125,000–$145,000 per year.
  • As a director of nursing, you may lead nursing teams on the frontline of hospitals and medical clinics.
  • Maintain high standards of patient care, create training programs and support staff to achieve their objectives. 

Social services manager 

  • Salary range: $100,000–120,000 per year. 
  • Take a leading role in services that help some of the community’s most vulnerable people. 
  • Drive efficiency, allocate budgets, plan new initiatives and help make a tangible difference in clients’ lives. 

Other possible career paths include: 

  • healthcare manager 
  • medical administrator 
  • primary health organisation manager 
  • health service manager 
  • program director 

The difference between a specialist master's in healthcare leadership or health services management and an MBA

Broadly, there are two pathways you can choose from if you want to build your skills in health management and leadership through postgraduate study: 

  • a master's degree focusing on the healthcare sector or managing health services  
  • a Master of Business Administration (MBA). 

The pathway you choose depends on your interests and career aspirations. The key differences between the two are: 

 

Specialist health leadership and/or management masters  Master of Business Administration 
Can require a health or social care undergraduate degree as a prerequisite. Courses without this requirement offer opportunities for those with non-health backgrounds to build skills, knowledge and credentials in the health sector.  Can require undergraduate business studies. Courses without this requirement may require people with no business/administration experience to undertake additional units of study in business foundations. 
Majority of course content is specific to the health sector.  Course content includes data, case studies and other content from a boarder range of industries. May offer a health major or specialisation. 
Tends to focus specifically on the Australian regulatory environment.  Tends to have a more global perspective in content.
Covers management topics including people, organisation, strategy, etc., but rarely marketing, IT or finance.  Generally, a broader business degree than a specialist masters. Covers the range of enterprise functions – marketing, finance, accounting, HR, operations management and strategy. 
Suitable for people who aspire to be leaders within the health or social care sectors.  Suitable for those whose ultimate goal is to work either outside the health sector, or within the health sector in senior leadership or business management positions. 

Why choose accelerated online study

We list programs from our Australian university partners that are offered in the online accelerated mode of study. This mode is specifically designed to cater for busy people, who are balancing work and life while continuing their education as they build or change their careers in health and social care roles.

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