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Master of Health Science (Health Service Management)

Program director/s

• Mr Paul Nenasheff (IMHP - Health Service Management)

Your Program Orientation (for commencing students only)

HOW TO APPLY

DOMESTIC STUDENTS ONLY

Applications to this program are online via SATAC's Gradstart portal.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY

Applications to this program are via UniSA's Apply Online portal.

For further information please click here to visit the Program website.

Aim

The Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) aims to further develop motivated health science graduates and professionals for leadership in their chosen fields. The program advances discipline knowledge, critical thinking and analytical skills for functioning in a complex health system.

Academic areas

The Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) is available internally, externally and via on-line delivery.

Entry requirements

Entrants to the program shall normally hold a relevant university degree or equivalent professional qualifications from a recognised university or educational institution. Applicants who do not meet these entry requirements but have other qualifications and/or appropriate demonstrated experience equivalent to the above may be considered for entry (see Rule 2). Graduates from (ICHP) Graduate Certificate in Health Science (Health Service Management) or (IGHP) Graduate Diploma in Health Science (Health Service Management) will be eligible for direct entry to the program.

English language entry requirements
In addition, International students who speak English as a foreign language must satisfy the following:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): Overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in the Reading and Writing subscores obtained within the last two years or corresponding results from an equivalent test such as TOEFL or the appropriate Academic English language level delivered at CELUSA;
OR
Successful completion of a tertiary qualification at diploma level or above completed in Australia within the last two years;
OR
Successful completion of at least two years of tertiary study at diploma level or above conducted and completed in English within the last five years in a country in which English is an official language as determined by the University.

Where the study in English was more than five years ago, this requirement may be satisfied by subsequent and recent work experience of at least two years duration in a setting where English is the language of business subject to satisfactory evidence as determined by the University.

Content/structure

Students holding a relevant three-year undergraduate degree will be required to complete the equivalent of 12 courses (54 units). Students holding a relevant four-year undergraduate degree (or a 3-year degree plus honours), who qualify for the maximum 18 units of credit, will be required to complete the equivalent of 8 courses (36 units). All commencing students will be strongly encouraged to participate in a structured Orientation Seminar (see Note 1).

To qualify for the Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) award, students must complete the Core courses, Health Service Management specialisation courses, and electives in their areas of interest.

Fee information

Program requirements

Rules

1. Police Check: All students in the Division of Health Sciences who undertake field or clinical placements, or participate in University clinics as part of their program, must have had an Australian police clearance prior to the commencement of any placement or clinic activity.
2. At the discretion of the Program Director, applicants who do not meet the normal entry requirements may be admitted. Such applicants may have other qualifications and/or appropriate demonstrated experience considered equivalent to the entry requirements. They will normally have in excess of 6 years of full-time professional, disciplinary, management or clinical experience and a demonstrated capacity to study at postgraduate level. Continuation in the program will depend on achieving a 60% average with no more than one Fail grade over the first four courses of the program.
3. Applicants who have completed a four-year degree (or a 3-year degree plus 1 year honours) will be eligible for up to 18 units of credit.
4. No course which is substantially equivalent to a course taken in gaining another award may be included in the program of study.
5. Students who have a background, or previous studies in a particular course, may substitute a course of equal value and standing, with the approval of the Program Director.
6. Credit for previous studies or exemption from work within courses may be granted in accordance with University policy. Maximum credit allowed is normally one third of the total units of the program.
   • Exception will occur where students have completed an appropriate Graduate Diploma in Health Science from this University, where credit may be granted for up to two-thirds of the award.
   • Credit may also be considered for comparable courses completed in a postgraduate program of study within another School or Division of this University or from another recognised university.
   • Where a Graduate Diploma has substantial comparability with the Master of Health Science, students may be eligible for more than one-third credit.
   • Credit is granted subject to the approval of the Program Director.
7. Where other postgraduate courses may have been used to gain non-standard entry to an award, they will not be able to be used to gain credit as well, unless they form part of a completed, approved Graduate Certificate in Health Science or Graduate Diploma in Health Science from this University or another recognised university or educational provider.
8. The program is normally completed in one and a half years full-time or the part-time equivalent. Completion time, particularly in some specialisations, may depend on course availability. All courses are offered subject to achieving viable enrolment numbers and therefore may not be offered every year.
9. Where clinical placements or field visits are undertaken, students will be required to satisfy the standard of dress and behaviour prescribed by the host institution. Some venues may also require students to confirm specific immunisations and, where children are clients of the venue, mandatory reporting training.
10. Academic performance will be monitored by the Program Management Team, which reports to School Board. Students must achieve an average mark of 60% (P1) in their courses to be allowed to continue enrolment in the program. This is first measured after the first three courses and continuously thereafter. However, where a student is close to completion of the program, the Program Management Team may make an alternative recommendation. Students who fail more than three courses may not continue.  Students are limited to three Supplementary Assessments within the whole program.

Notes

1. All commencing students are strongly encouraged to participate in a structured Orientation Seminar. No grade is awarded for this.
2. Some courses are only available in one or two modes, e.g. online or intensive workshop basis.
3. Students enrolled in courses involving contact with patients in hospitals or other treatment centres may be required, before commencing fieldwork, to undergo medical examinations as determined by the relevant hospital or health service authorities.
4. The Health Science Project has a prerequisite. The prerequisite does not apply if the student already possesses another research degree (e.g. honours) or has previously completed courses considered equivalent to the prerequisite.
5. Health Service Management electives may include courses available at University of South Australia and cross-institutionally at Flinders University,the University of Adelaide or any other Australian university subject to approval by the Program Director.
6. Electives are chosen in consultation with the Program Director and are subject to prerequisites, corequisites, timetabling, minimum and maximum class sizes and contractual arrangements with partner institutions. Not all courses may be offered every year.
   Students may be precluded from enrolling in courses in which they have not completed the appropriate prerequisites or corequisites and where courses do not satisfy the overall requirements of the program or components of it.
   Electives may include:
   • Courses listed as electives in the program schedule
   • Approved courses from other relevant postgraduate programs in the Division of Health Sciences and other Divisions of the University.

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