Graduate Certificate in Health Management
Why Graduate Certificate in Health Management
The Graduate Certificate in Health Management at CHS will accelerate your readiness for Australia’s booming industry. With this course, you will extend your knowledge and skills in the Australian healthcare system. You will develop an extensive understanding of the contemporary challenges, leadership and management as well as governance, safety and quality in the Australian Healthcare ecosystem.
The Graduate Certificate in Health Management is designed to be oriented to Australia’s healthcare industry and its complexity and necessities in order to enhance our students’ job readiness.
This course also enables the students to proceed to Graduate Diploma in Health Management and Master of Health Management. CHS offers a pathway to Master of Health Management and an exceptional research experience with the combination of research methodology, contemporary theory and industry practice.
Course Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Health Management is a postgraduate course that aims to build core knowledge and skills in students and healthcare professionals through development of enhanced knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues in healthcare, self, individual and team leadership and quality, safe, collaborative healthcare practice and delivery.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the leadership capabilities required to effectively manage self, individuals and teams in the delivery of healthcare.
- Evaluate current healthcare challenges to improve the quality of healthcare delivery.
- Design appropriate strategies to address current quality and safety challenges in healthcare.
- Develop plans to build and improve own leadership and management capabilities to enhance collaborative practice to address current and future organisational needs.
Campus Information
Brisbane
Level 2, 269 Wickham Street, Brisbane QLD 4006 Australia
Sydney
Level 4, 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 Australia
Intakes
- Feb
- June
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
By completing the Graduate Certificate in Health Management graduates will gain the core knowledge, perspectives, skills and high-level cognitive abilities in key areas such as understanding the structure and complexity of the health and social care system, governance, safety and quality in healthcare, and leadership and management in healthcare.
Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Health Management course prepares you for opportunities to expand your career into administrative and managerial teams charged with planning and managing the delivery of health and social care services in a variety of fields, such as hospitals and community health centres, private clinics, aged care services, health planning and administration or quality assurance in government agencies, aid services and so on.
PSW Opportunity
Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.
- Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
- Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
- Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
- The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants
Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:
- Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
- Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
- Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
- PhD students can stay upto 4 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Admission will be granted to applicants who meet any ONE of the following criteria:
- Successfully completed a recognised bachelor’s degree (AQF 7) or higher in a health-related discipline; OR
- Successfully completed of the CHS Graduate Certificate in Health Management; OR
- Successfully completed a recognised bachelor’s degree (AQF 7) or higher in any discipline, plus minimum of 2 years relevant professional work experience; OR
- Have completed a minimum of 2 years relevant professional work experience in a health-related field(s). The relevant work experience must be demonstrated through a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a Statement of Service, confirming the dates of employment and the position held within the organisation.
Applicants with international qualifications not delivered in English must demonstrate English equivalency as follows:
- Academic IELTS: 6.5 or higher overall with a writing score of at least 6.5 and no band lower than 6.0; OR
- IBT (Internet-based TOEFL) overall score of 79 with a writing section minimum of 21 and speaking 18; OR
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Overall score 180, writing and speaking 180; OR
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): Overall 176 with a writing and speaking minimum score of 169; OR
- PTE Academic Module with a minimum score of 58 with a writing and speaking section minimum of 50; OR
- English For Academic Purposes Level 2 (EAP 2): Upper Intermediate ‘A’ grade or higher with IELTS 6.5 requirement.
- Course Code: 106939A
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 06 Month
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Total Tuition Fee:
11250 AUD
Average Cost of Living: 29710 AUD /year
Application Fee: N/A