Master of Health Care Management (Gerontological Healthcare)

What you will study

To complete the Master of Health Care Management (Gerontological Healthcare), students must fulfil 48 credit points. Each unit is valued at three unless otherwise indicated.

Core units (33 credit points)

• Bioethics and Law for Health Care Leadership
• Leadership in Health Care
• Health Policy in Australia and Beyond
• Human Factors for Patient Safety Leadership
• Applied Health Services Project (six credit points)
• Reflective Practice in Health Management
• Managing in a Health Care Environment
• Applied Health Research Methods: From Research to Practice
• Financial Management in Health Care
• Clinical Governance

Specified elective units (3 credit points)

Complete one of the following:

• Communication Skills for Postgraduate Study
• Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organisations
• Human Resource Management Perspectives
• Managing, Evaluating and Developing Human Resources

Major in Gerontological Healthcare (12 credit points)

• Safety and Quality in Health Care
• Contemporary Issues in Ageing
• Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Neurocognitive Disorders
• Chronic Disease Management and End of Life Care

Entry requirements

• Completion of a Bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent in a health 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 Years 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 study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for specific 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 and various kinds of work and life experience.

Please reach out to the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

When you graduate, you could enter areas of Health Care, Social Assistance, or Public Administration and Safety in any of the following roles:

• Middle management (e.g. clinical nurse manager or nurse unit manager).
• Clinical lead (gerontology or contemporary mental health).
• Community aged care / mental health manager.
• Regional aged care / mental health manager.
• Leadership positions in your specialist area and senior positions in residential care, community care and assessment teams.

Fees and CSP

Indicative 2025 full course fee: $16,592 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

Indicative 2025 full course fee: $34,560 (domestic full-fee paying place)

All costs are calculated using current rates based on a full-time study load of 48 credit points.

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. Contact the university directly to confirm.

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.