MBA (Health Sector Digital Transformation)

The Master of Business Administration (Digital Health Transformation) is designed to provide business professionals with specialised knowledge and real-world insights into the digital transformation in the healthcare sector. Students will actively engage in key business administration academic theories and relevant frameworks and practices to critically examine the challenges and opportunities for the modern organisation. Specifically, students will navigate the ethical, social and financial considerations that surround digital transformations and inform business decisions. In addition to the specialised knowledge, students will also gain an understanding of key business administration concepts within the context of digital transformation. Moreover, they will learn how to lead and manage organisational change including innovative practices and processes for global and diverse organisations and teams.

Throughout the course, students are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences and professional contexts and apply their understanding and research to develop highly innovative strategies and solutions for the digital health environment. Students are prepared for the industry through applied assessments and an applied industry project, which will also engage them in ongoing skills development and self-directed learning. By the end of the course, students will have gained valuable professional insights into digital transformation strategies, processes, and practices and opportunities for relevant and applied learning experiences. The Master of Business Administration (Digital Health Transformation) course will be delivered fully online to allow students increased flexibility and to meet the needs of the working professional with learnings immediately applicable to their current job or future career.

• Frame a successful research proposal.
• Develop and understand research methodologies and apply them to a sophisticated business case study scenario.
• Propose, plan, manage and execute in-depth business management case study research.
• Use your project management skills to budget, manage your time and other resources, handle data and interpret results.
• Craft your case study influenced by the knowledge you gain from the coursework modules.
• Write a report of your research results for an academic and professional audience.

The potential employment opportunities are varied and diverse with the Master of Business Administration (Digital Health Transformation) qualification equipping graduands with advanced leadership skills, innovation articulation skills, and business administration skills tailored to health management contexts digital transformation, organisational change and technology. The potential employment opportunities may include:

• Director, Technology Strategy and Transformation
• Director, Technology Strategy and Transformation Consulting
• Manager – Digital and Technology Risk and Risk Transformation
• Associate Director Transformation Program Management
• Consulting Director – Digital Transformation
• Client Director – Digital Transformation

You may be entitled to credit for prior learning, whether formal or informal. Formal learning can include previous study in higher education, vocational education, or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning or various kinds of work and life experience. Credit can reduce the amount of study needed to complete a degree. Applicants admitted based on prior higher education study may be eligible for Advanced Standing in the form of credit and/or recognition of prior learning (RPL) under the Torrens University Australia Credit Policy - (https://www.torrens.edu.au/policies-and-forms).

• Students with completed subjects may be eligible for specified credit and/or elective exemptions
• Students who have completed a qualification at AQF level 5 (diploma) or above may be eligible for block credit (where a block credit agreement exists)
• Students with a mix of formal study and informal and/or non-formal learning may be eligible for recognition of prior learning in addition to any credit approved.

Credit will not be applied automatically. Applicants must apply for credit and/or RPL as early as possible prior to each study period, with applications not accepted after week 2. For further information about credit and recognition of prior learning please see http://www.torrens.edu.au/apply-online/course-credits.