Health Administration La Trobe University

Overview

We'll prepare you to advance into leadership and management in the public and private sectors in general management and in specialist roles in areas such as project management, quality management and the management of particular health professions.

Our teaching staff have clinical qualifications in areas such as medicine, physiotherapy, nursing, organisational psychology and statistics, and in health administration research. 

They've worked in senior healthcare management roles in Australia and overseas, with organisations such as the Toronto Hospital (Canada), Inner and Eastern Healthcare Network (Melbourne) and various consulting firms, as well as having extensive governance experience.

In your first year studying the Master of Health Administration offered at La Trobe University    you'll get an introduction to the Australian health system's key structural components, their interrelationships and relevant policy issues. 

You'll learn about financial management in health services, in particular, systems of finance and budgeting, and people management including industrial relationships and organisational leadership.

In second year, you'll conduct a hands-on research project designed to deepen and integrate your skills and knowledge in public health, health promotion or health management. 

You'll gain practical experience, applying analytical and problem-solving strategies to real healthcare and public health problems.

The range of electives allows you to further explore health economics and finance, health law and ethics, and process redesign.

The subject timetable is designed to give you the flexibility you need to successfully balance study with your other commitments: the combination of evening, block and online study modes means that you can choose when and how you study.

Career Outcomes

This course is designed to advance your career in healthcare management and will prepare you for a range of senior management roles in the public and private sectors.

Graduates have taken on roles in prominent healthcare organisations including Cancer Council Victoria, Northern Health, Western Health, Cabrini Health, Australian Red Cross Blood Service and Beijing Cancer Hospital.

Accreditation

The Master of Health Administration is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM).