Murdoch University
Master of Health Care Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
Enhance your leadership and management skills to progress your career in the healthcare industry.
Course overview
The Master of Health Care Management course is for you if you currently work in quality, safety and risk roles within community, mental health, primary and aged care and are looking to transition into a management position or are currently in a middle management position wishing to progress further.
This course focuses on safety and quality to address the increased need for leadership and governance in healthcare to ensure patient safety. 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.
As part of the course, you’ll undertake hands-on learning through project work, focusing on an aspect learned within the course that can be applied to a clinical setting. This strong emphasis on professional practice is informed by research evidence, ensuring you have the concepts, insights and practical skills relevant to leading change and driving innovation in the healthcare sector.
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
What you will study
To complete the Master of Health Care Management, students are required to fulfil 36 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
- 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
Specified elective units
Complete one of the following:
- Teaching, Learning and Working in Culturally Diverse Environments
- Clinical Governance
- Contemporary Issues in Mental Healthcare
- Contemporary Issues in Ageing
Entry requirements
- Completion of a Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent in a health discipline.
Preparation for the course through previous study or professional experiences will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
English language requirements
You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, 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 either 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
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: $13,120 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
All costs are calculated using current rates based on a full-time study load of 36 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.
