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Graduate Diploma of Health Management

Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

About this program

The Graduate Diploma of Health Management is run by Monash's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine for people already working in or around clinical health systems who need formal management training. Across 48 credit points you cover the financial, legal, quality-improvement and policy sides of running a hospital or health service, alongside epidemiology and biostatistics units that let you read evidence critically rather than just apply management theory. Core units include law for health systems, clinical leadership and management, financial management in health care, and foundations of health policy, with electives drawn from Monash's Master of Public Health suite covering everything from health economics to Indigenous health equity. It suits clinicians, hospital administrators and quality assurance managers who want a management credential that speaks directly to their sector rather than a generic MBA. Entry normally requires a bachelor's degree in a clinical or health-adjacent discipline with a credit average, and graduates who do well can progress into the Master of Health Management or Master of Public Health without starting again from scratch.

Cost & duration

Duration1 yr
Tuition (international)A$55,900
Application feeA$100

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (W6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

1 term of coursework

  • Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated. Part A. Core studies (36 points) You must complete: MPH5265 Law for health systems MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement MPH5268 Financial management in health care MPH5269 Foundations of health policy MPH5272 Principles of health systems Part B. Specified elective studies (12 points) You must complete 12 points in total from the following list, or from any postgraduate unit offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (excluding MPH5301 - MPH5320
  • EPM5001- EPM5033). https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/study/postgraduate/pgrad/master-of-public-health-electives MPH5002 Foundations of health promotion and program planning MPH5020 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics MPH5213 Research m..

Admissions

An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline* with a credit (60%) average. or Completed a Monash University Graduate Certificate in Health Management (M4006) with a minimum weighted average mark of at least 60%. *Relevant cognate disciplines include: medical, nursing, allied health, (other health related degree e.g. chiropractic, psychology, public health, environmental health, paramedic, imaging (radiology, nuclear medicine), biomedical engineering, dietetics/nutrition, pharmacy, social work, medical science/biomedical science/immunology, health science, laboratory science, science, and health economics); or economics, law, or business.

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