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Graduate Certificate in Health Management


  • UNSW Sydney
  • Course CRICOS Code:081533M
  • World Ranking (QS):NO.44
  • Course Duration:0.7 year
  • Australian State:New South WalesNSW
  • Australian City:Sydney
  • Course Intake:Term 1,Term 2,Term 3

Course Description

The Graduate Certificate in Health Management provides you with the essential knowledge, skills and attributes required for senior managerial roles in health service delivery. It aims to help promote current and future leaders who are skilled in strategic planning, quality and safety improvement and monitoring, and policy making in a wide variety of contexts. These include the hospital and community health care services, aged care services, ministries and departments of health, government and non-government and voluntary organisations, primary care and general practice, in both public and private sectors. You will receive a strong grounding in the principles underpinning health systems and services and be equipped to contribute knowledge and techniques with well-developed judgement for improving health service outcomes in specific and diverse health management contexts.

Basic Information

Course Discipline Health,Management
Faculty Faculty of Medicine
Qualification Level Graduate Certificate
2024 Course Tuition Fee (Annual) $AUD 24,140
Course Duration 0.7 year
Campus(es) Kensington

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements Applicants are required to have either: 1. An undergraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management (see list below) and two years full-time professional or volunteer experience. This may also include equivalent professional experience acquired as part of a degree of 4 or more years duration (e.g. MBBS, MD) OR 2. An undergraduate degree plus an Honours Degree or postgraduate degree in a field relevant to public health or health management Examples include, but are not restricted to, medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social work, sociology, behavioural and social sciences, psychology, marketing, human services, emergency services, environmental health, veterinary science, health administration, business, management, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, policy studies and development studies.
English Requirements IELTS:6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest) TOEFL:90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking) PTE:64 overall (min. 54 in each subtest)
Portfolio Required NO
Work Experience Required NO