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Health Administration - 8900
med 8900
Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Academic Rules
Fees
Further Information
Related Program(s)
Area(s) of Specialisation

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
 
 
Contact: School Office
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 1 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 4
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 36
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 48
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Health Administration (Specialisation)
 
 

Program Description

From 2007 new students are referred to the Master of Health Management (8901).

The MHA (8900) degreee is awarded on the successful completion of the program outlined below. The program may be taken on a full-time or part-time basis, internal basis or external basis (including compulsory residential schools) or on a distributed basis (mixture of full-time, part-time and external).

Applicants are required to have completed a minimum three year degree and to have a minimum of three years postgraduate experience preferably in a health-related field.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The program has been designed to provide students with the essential knowledge required for senior managerial and planning work in the health services. The objectives of the program are to develop graduates who are: competent general and financial managers, competent planners, knowledgeable about public health (the health status of the Australian and other communities) and the structure, organisation and financing of health care systems, knowledgeable about society, law and ethics, and competent in quantitative skills.

Program Structure

The program is divided into two components, for a total of 48 units of credit. These components are:

Core Courses (36 units of credit)

This compulsory component comprises the six core courses of 6 units of credit each. Students must successfully complete the following six courses as a requirement for graduation. Students should consult the School postgraduate office for advise on substitution with core courses from the MHM (8901) program.
  • PHCM9041 Health Care Systems
  • PHCM9711 Management of Organisations
  • PHCM9071 Health Care Financial Management 1
  • PHCM9701 Managing Human Resources in Health
  • PHCM9421 Public Health ,Statistics and Epidemiology
  • PHCM9351 Health Economics
PLUS 12 units of credit of electives offered by the School. Refer to the Master of Health Management (8901) for elective options.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the School of Public Health & Community Medicine for further information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Further Information

Related Program(s)
7360 Health Management
5509 Health Management
8901 Health Management
8902 Health Management (Ext)

Area(s) of Specialisation

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© The University of New South Wales (CRICOS Provider No.: 00098G), 2004-2011. The information contained in this Handbook is indicative only. While every effort is made to keep this information up-to-date, the University reserves the right to discontinue or vary arrangements, programs and courses at any time without notice and at its discretion. While the University will try to avoid or minimise any inconvenience, changes may also be made to programs, courses and staff after enrolment. The University may also set limits on the number of students in a course.