C07144v2 Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management

Award(s): Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management (GradDipHSM)
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: Online campus

Notes

This is an exit-only course. There is no direct admission to it. Current UTS students may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Graduating) application to exit with this course. See the Course transfer page for further details.

This course is not offered to international students.

Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information

Overview

Targeted at aspiring and current managers in health and social care, this intermediate-level course is designed to enhance students' career prospects by developing their planning and management capabilities. Choose this course for its alignment with industry standards, evidence-based approach, and the opportunity to learn from academic and industry leaders. Students gain the flexibility to customise their learning to their personal career goals.

By completing this course, students acquire analytical and problem-solving skills, grow in confidence, and develop a human-centred approach to management. The course culminates in a recognised qualification, equipping students for a range of roles across various healthcare settings.

Learning is interactive, with a blend of academic theory and practical insights. Students engage with real-world scenarios, ensuring their education is directly applicable to the workplace.

Career options

Career options include positions in health authorities, hospitals, primary and community care, aged care services, and other healthcare facilities in the public, private, not-for-profit, government and non-government health and social care sectors.

Course intended learning outcomes

1.1	Engage in ongoing personal and professional development through inquiry, critical thinking and reflective practice.
2.1	Apply knowledge and skills to address real-world problems in health and social care, informed by evidence.
2.2	Based on knowledge, communicate, collaborate and lead in health and social care to optimise individual and system outcomes.
3.1	Demonstrate awareness and understanding of socially responsible and ethical practice in health and social care.
4.1	Critically reflect on the intersection between Indigenous contexts and health services management to inform ethical work practices with and for Indigenous Australians.

Course duration and attendance

The course can be completed in a minimum of 16 months online study, 1 x 6 credit point subject (or equivalent) per session over 8 x 7-week sessions.

Course structure

Students must complete a total of 48 credit points, comprising four core subjects and four electives.

Course completion requirements

STM91932 Health Services Management core and options		48cp
Total		48cp

Course program

For more information, download a course guide and speak to a UTS Online Student Enrolment Advisor about 100% online study and a possible study program.

Articulation with UTS courses

With prior approval, students who have completed 48 credit points of the Master of Health Services Management (C04409) can exit their studies with the Gradudate Diploma in Health Services Management (C07144).

Other information

Further information is available from:

UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS
UTS: Health

Associate Professor Jo Travaglia
Course coordinator