Master of Health Care Management (Specialisation)

What you will study

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

Core

• 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    (6 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

• Communication Skills for Postgraduate Study
• Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organisations
• Human Resource Management Perspectives
• Managing, Evaluating and Developing Human Resources
• Literature Review for Health Care Research

Major

• Contemporary Mental Health (12 credit points)
• Gerontological Healthcare (12 credit points)

Entry requirements

• Completion of a Bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent in a human health discipline and evidence of a minimum of six months work experience in a clinical area associated with the Bachelor's degree.

English 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

If you’ve previously studied or have professional work experience in a relevant field, you may be eligible to receive credit towards your Murdoch degree. Known as advanced standing, this recognition of prior learning could reduce your overall study load and shorten the length of time before you’re able to graduate.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Recent and contemporary Health Care Management, Quality, Safety and Leadership developments.
• Effective communication and technical research skills to evaluate and synthesise complex information for specialist and non-specialist stakeholders.
• Applying initiative to situations in a work setting and/or for further learning.
• Design a plan and execute a research-based project or a related scholarship piece, communicating the project findings.
• How to adapt to working in complex health environments whilst always acting within appropriate professional, ethical and legal frameworks.
• Creating effective and collaborative interdisciplinary relationships to facilitate the implementation of holistic, safe health care.

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 or Mental Health Manager
• Regional Aged Care or Mental Health Manager
• Leadership positions in your specialist area and senior positions in residential care, community care and assessment teams.

Fees and CSP

Indicative first year fee in 2025: $17,280 (Domestic full-fee paying place)

Indicative first year fee in 2025: $8,296 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

The fees provided are indicative and intended only as a guide. They are based on a typical full-time enrolment for a first-year student at Murdoch University of 48 credit points.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• 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'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – 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 unit you're enrolled in.
• Depending 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.