Postgraduate Admission Pathway - Master of Health Science (Aged Care Management) - 2 year pathway
Western Sydney University
Postgraduate Admission Pathway
Code:
A4001.1
Related Courses
4698.1
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Master of Health Science
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4698.2
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Master of Health Science
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Staff working in health and aged care organisations, charitable and private sectors, especially those in supervisory and management positions, will find this exposes them to contemporary issues in aged care, allowing them to up-skill management knowledge to position themselves in the forefront of innovation in the delivery and organisation of quality aged care.
Postgraduate Admission Pathway
Structure
Master of Health Science - two year program.
Applicants must have either
An undergraduate, master or doctoral degree in any discipline or
A graduate diploma or graduate certificate in any discipline and three years full-time equivalent work experience in a health, welfare or aged care discipline
Aged Care Management
Core Units
Students must complete the core units listed below
400845
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Health Financial Management
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400837
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Health and Socio-political Issues in Aged Care
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400843
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Health Workforce Planning
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401077
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Introduction to Biostatistics
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401076
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Introduction to Epidemiology
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401081
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Organisational Governance and Performance Management
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400416
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Public Health, Policy and Society
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Alternate Units
Students enrolled in the two year program may select up to eight of the following units
400841
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A Global Perspective on Social Determinants of Health
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401175
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Analytic Approaches in Epidemiology
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400846
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Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care
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401178
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Controversies in Epidemiology
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401179
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Data Management and Programming for Epidemiology
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401177
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Environmental Epidemiology
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401174
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Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
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400967
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Health Economics and Comparative Health Systems
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400844
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Health Services and Facilities Planning
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401173
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Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
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400778
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Leadership and the Development of Organisational Capacity
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400777
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Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care
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300391
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Occupational Health Management
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400238
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Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision
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401238
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Qualitative Research Methodology in Health
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300677
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Safety and Risk Management
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400847
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Surveillance and Disaster Planning
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401176
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Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
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Capstone Units
Students must complete at least one of the following units
400418
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Health Advancement and Health Promotion
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401080
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Research Protocol Design and Practice
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Note: 401078 - Research Project is 20 credit point unit
401079
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Dissertation (Full Time)
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Note: 401079 - Dissertation is a 40 credit point unit
401282
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Dissertation (Part Time)
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Note: 401282 Dissertation (Part time) is a 40 Credit point unit, completed over two teaching sessions. Thus students will need to enrol twice in this unit (20 credit points per session).