Murdoch University
Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
Acquire the essential skills needed to assume management roles in a clinical environment.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management course is ideal for health and clinical administrators, coordinators and supervisors looking to step into a leadership or management role. It provides the hard and soft skills needed within a clinical context, including leadership and managerial skills, financial management in healthcare, policy and human factor considerations.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for the Master of Health Care Management and you will be exempt from the units you’ve already completed that are common to both degrees.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
From $578 (CSP)
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management, you must fulfil 12 credit points. Each unit is valued at three credit points unless otherwise indicated.
Core units
- Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Bioethics and Law for Health Care Leadership
- Leadership in Health Care
- Health Policy in Australia and Beyond
Entry requirements
- Completing a Bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent in a health-related discipline.
Preparation for the course through previous study or professional experiences will be considered case-by-case.
English language requirements
To study at Murdoch, you must meet a minimum standard in English, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study, or vocational education.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.
Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.
Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
As a course graduate, you will fulfil industry demand for increased middle management skills. Delivering high-quality services is essential within the health industry, particularly in the private and aged care sectors. Careers could include:
- Accreditation Coordinator
- Quality and Risk Manager
- HR Projects Director
- Health Care Clinic Manager
- Clinical Nurse Manager
Fees and CSP
Indicative 2025 full course fee: $2,312 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
Indicative 2025 full course fee: $8,640 (domestic full-fee paying place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a full-time study load of 12 credit points or four units.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you only need to pay some of your tuition fees. The student contribution amount is the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per courses you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
