Master of Health Services Management

The Master of Health Services Management is offered full time and part-time delivered fully-online and at our South Bank campus. . As a student of Health Services Management you can choose your attendance mode according to your personal and work commitments.

You will be classed as a part-time student if you are enrolled in less than 30 credit points per trimester. As a part-time student, you will generally attend 6 hours of scheduled classes per week.

As a full-time student, you will generally attend 12 hours of scheduled classes per week throughout the trimester.

Classes may be scheduled during the day and evening throughout the week to accommodate part-time and working students unavailable to attend classes during the day.

The Master of Health Services Management is offered fully online. You can access course materials, participate in learning activities, lodge assessment items and access support services via the University's teach platform Learning@Griffith. There is no requirement for on-campus attendance and access to a reliable computer with internet connection is essential. Internet-fully on-line, if it suits you, some courses may be taken at the South Bank campus.

Student Income Support

To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.

Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.

Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.

The program provides the opportunity to undertake Work Integrated Learning (WIL) through full-time workplace placement in a healthcare organisation. The aim of Work-integrated learning ( WIL) is to provide students with the opportunity to translate the content of the postgraduate program to the context of the workplace. This translation will occur with support from an academic supervisor and a workplace supervisor. The Work-integrated learning ( WIL) component is a key to competency development as well as a translational learning opportunity. This experience will allow the student to develop the necessary attributes, skills and competencies expected in a health service management postgraduate professional. This Work-integrated learning ( WIL) component offers a unique and exciting opportunity for students to work in contemporary healthcare facilities with health leaders and managers.

Work-integrated learning (professional placement) requires attendance in approved workplaces in Australia or internationally on a full-time basis during the Work-integrated learning ( WIL) course.

Work-integrated learning activities integrate theoretical learning with its application in the workplace. The inclusion of work-integrated learning activities in the degree program demonstrates Griffith's commitment to preparing its graduates for success in their working life.

The work-integrated learning component of the program is designed as an opportunity to integrate the theoretical knowledge learned over the first two or three trimesters of the program. Accordingly, students may only undertake their industry placement after successful completion of the course work component of their degree program.

Students should be aware that the work-integrated learning component is undertaken across 13 weeks and is only available to students who have completed 80 credit points of courses. Students are required to complete Fit for Placement compliance requirements in the trimester prior to undertaking Work-integrated learning ( WIL) and cannot progress on a Work-integrated learning ( WIL) placement without it. Students must enrol in all four parts of the work-integrated learning course prior to undertaking the 13 week work-integrated placement. Students should note that part-time placements are available; however these placements must be approved by the Program Director.

You may find opportunities in Australia and overseas in various roles in health and social care leadership, policy, governance, quality and safety.

This degree is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM).

Students who complete this degree may be eligible for membership to the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM).

There are placements associated with this program and before undertaking professional experience placements, all students in this program are required to have completed the following by the end of their first trimester of study:

• Vaccinations and Health Tests
• Licenses and Certificates
• Online Training
• Health Placement Requirements

Students should refer to the checklist of professional practice requirements for their Health discipline on the Health Placement Support Hub for full details of the requirements regarding professional placement to ensure that they meet eligibility for placement.