University of New England
Graduate Certificate in Health Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
Enhance your career with leadership and management skills to stay at the forefront of change and innovation through UNE’s Graduate Certificate in Health Management.
Course overview
As the global population ages and diseases become more complex, the demand for healthcare resources requires effective management. Health services managers play an increasingly vital role in this rapidly evolving landscape.
The healthcare sector is undergoing significant changes, with intricate systems and service delivery methods. Health service managers confront these challenges directly, ensuring optimal resource utilisation while effectively leading and managing both services and personnel. To lay the groundwork for your future career as a leader in health management, consider studying at UNE.
Our Graduate Certificate in Health Management is delivered flexibly online, making it ideal for those seeking employment in health management or looking to further their studies in the future. This program prepares you for membership in the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) and contributes towards the requirement for continuing professional education.
At UNE, we recognise that students value flexibility when balancing their studies with professional and personal commitments. As proven online education leaders, we consistently receive the highest rating of 5 stars for Overall Excellence from our students, year after year.
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 $2,124 (CSP)
What you will study
To qualify for the award, a candidate must pass units to the value of 24 credit points. Each unit is valued at six credit points.
Core units
- Leadership in Healthcare
- Legal Foundations of Healthcare Management
- Systems in Australian Healthcare
- Information and Knowledge Management in Healthcare
Entry requirements
This course is offered under two admission rules.
Rule A
You have completed a Bachelor qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent) in a health, business or management discipline.
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule A.
Rule B
You have completed a minimum of three years of full-time (or part-time equivalent) relevant professional experience.
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule B.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Advanced Standing is credit or recognition of your previous study, work and/or life experience. This can reduce the cost and length of your studies.
Individual Unit Advanced Standing
If you are admitted into this course and believe you have already completed the equivalent of one or more of the units in your study within the last ten years, you can apply for Individual Unit Advanced Standing.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Appraise the interface between health care management theory and practice.
- Understand the analysis of management problems and problem-solving techniques.
- Understand specialist knowledge of management methods in managing people and resources.
- Understand the policy and system dynamics driving change in the health sector.
- Critically analyse available evidence to address problems and opportunities in health and aged care policy and practice.
Career outcomes
With a Graduate Certificate in Health Management from UNE, you will have a foundation in the key skills and knowledge that underpin effective leadership and management, ensuring you have a competitive edge in dynamic and demanding healthcare environments.
Health management expertise adds value to a broad range of leadership and management appointments, including roles in:
- Hospital or Practice Management
- Health Service Planning
- Policy Development
- Organisational Performance Planning and Development
- Health Information Management
- Risk Management
Fees and CSP
Estimated first-year and full fee in 2025: $8,496 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
Estimated first-year and full fee in 2025: $12,624 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Estimated amenities fee per year if studying full-time: $365
The costs will depend on the units you choose to study, as the cost of individual units varies. “Estimated fees” are provided as a guide only based on a typical enrolment of students undertaking a study load of 48 credit points in the first year of this course. For courses that require fewer than 48 credit points, the fees indicated are based on the total credit points needed for the completion of that course.
Student fees 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.
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.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
