Graduate Diploma of Healthcare Redesign

Graduate Diploma

This course has been developed for healthcare professionals and administrators who are passionate about helping people, and improving the way our health services are delivered to patients and consumers.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Duration

2 - 5 years full-time

Course Code

M6Z

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

International Fees

$22,950 per year / $22,950 total

About this course

This course has been developed for healthcare professionals and administrators who are passionate about helping people, and improving the way our health services are delivered to patients and consumers.

The course will equip you with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to drive evidence-based health service improvement within your own healthcare organisations.

Delivered over 2 years, this flexible online course, with optional masterclasses, is designed to fit around the busy lives of professionals working in the healthcare industry. During your studies you will:

develop your expertise in planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based health service improvements
develop your advanced problem solving and analytical skills to help 'diagnose' service delivery issues and inefficiencies
implement solutions that can lead to lasting change, improved service delivery and sustainable health care, and
learn from, and be mentored by, a team of passionate clinicians and academics with contemporary, real-world expertise

This is the perfect course for anyone motivated by positive change and improvement in healthcare whether you are a practising health professional in a public, private or not-for-profit organisation, or a healthcare service administrator. Your experience will be built upon to equip you with the essential skills, tools and knowledge to lead improvement initiatives.

Entry requirements

Applicants with higher education study

Completed undergraduate degree at AQF7 level from an Australian higher education provider in a health or human welfare studies and services field, or equivalent overseas qualification

Or

Completed undergraduate degree at AQF7 level from an Australian higher education provider in any discipline (or equivalent overseas qualification)

And

At least five years relevant professional and/or industry experience in a health or human welfare studies and services field.

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.

English Language Requirements

Evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

Course Specific Requirements

Completed undergraduate degree at AQF 7 level from an Australian higher education provider in a health or human welfare studies and services field, or equivalent overseas qualification.

Or

Completed undergraduate degree at AQF 7 level from an Australian higher education provider in any discipline

And

At least five years relevant professional and/or industry experience in a health or human welfare studies and services field.

What you will learn

1 Apply relevant theories, methodologies and frameworks to the redesign of healthcare services, and interpret the influence of contextual factors operating at different levels within various healthcare sectors, relevant to health service reform and redesign.

2 Develop critical-thinking skills, drawing on knowledge of relevant theories, frameworks, and contexts, to form a balanced and reflective approach to improvement practices within a person-centred healthcare context.

3 Select and apply relevant frameworks, methodologies and sources of evidence to analyse and implement contextually fit-for-purpose healthcare improvements.

4 Demonstrate personal insight, communication skills and collective leadership skills as a vehicle for transfer of knowledge to a variety of audiences, collaborative decision-making and shared action towards the continual improvement of healthcare services, at a local level.

5 Examine and integrate best practices for healthcare redesign in order to make impactful contribution, for the benefits of patients and an efficient health(care) service.

Credit for prior study or work

Applications for credit can be made in your course application. Find out more information about how to apply for a credit transfer/advanced standing at Recognition of Prior Learning.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at University of Tasmania.

84.1%

Overall satisfaction

73.3%

Skill scale

69.4%

Teaching scale

95%

Employed full-time

$107.7k

Average salary

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