Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management, Quality and Leadership

Qualification: Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management, Quality and Leadership (PgDipHMQL)
Course Code: P1062

Availability: Murdoch Campus (Internal and External)
Restriction: All postgraduate courses are subject to restriction.
Duration: 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

This course aims to cultivate excellence in quality, leadership and management in health professionals working in Quality, Safety, Risk and Middle Management roles in acute, community, mental health, primary and aged care public and private sectors. Students will, on completion of the course, have the capacity and capability of applying these skills in a range of management positions and become leaders and champions of change. Innovative and creative elective units are designed to allow different disciplines to focus on their areas of speciality.

Employment Prospects:
Enhanced quality, safety and management skills acquired will position students to meet consumer expectations of the healthcare system and to fulfil industry demand for increased middle management skills, mentoring, supervision and coaching skills in order to enhance the quality of services.

Positions such as Accreditation Coordinator, Quality Manager, Quality and Risk Manager are essential within health services, particularly the private and aged care sectors, for their accreditation. Successful completion of this course will put students in a favourable position to fill such roles.

Admission Requirements: Onshore course offerings:
Recognised Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent training, though not necessarily in an area directly related to this course, or satisfactory preparation through previous study or professional experience.

English competence.

Internet access is required fro students studying externally; exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Special Requirements:
There may be a reduction in choice of units if completing this course in the external mode. Access to adequate library resources and to the Internet is essential for external students.

Main research areas:
Health, quality and management

Course Structure — 24 points

Specified Electives - 12 points
Select from the following:
NUR641 Clinical and Corporate Governance - 4 pts
NUR642 Improving Health Literacy - 4 pts
NUR643 Clinical Documentation for Quality and Safety - 4 pts
NUR644 From Clinician to Manager - 4 pts
NUR638 Health Care Education - 4 pts
MBS508 Organisational Behaviour and Management - 4 pts
MBS572 Risk Management - 4 pts

Students may select further relevant electives form the specified electives for other, related coursework Masters, subject to the approval of the Academic Chair.