Bachelor of Health Service Management
Lead the health services that care for your community’s wellbeing. Prepare for a rewarding management career and thrive in healthcare settings.
About the Course
The Bachelor of Health Service Management provides general foundation studies in a broad range of areas within the health service industry, including; determinants of health and health promotion; health service policy planning and evaluation; business development, economic and financial management; data analytics to inform decision making; human resource management; and strategic leadership.
The Health Service Management program will provide the skills to measure the health of populations, understand how social, cultural, and economic factors influence contemporary health problems in Australia and internationally, and develop practical skills in health promotion, health educational strategies, and the management of health services.
The program is designed to provide professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes that underpin the role of health service managers. Graduates acquire contemporary leadership and management skills and knowledge to enable beginning-level practice in a wide variety of health care settings.
Course Entry Requirements
Start small with no entry requirements
Yes, you can get into this degree! Gain entry through single subjects, regardless of your ATAR or study history. Here’s how:
Single subjects
Start with subjects
Enrol and pass subjects from this degree. You can get access to HELP loans if you’re eligible. This enrolment option is only available through Open Universities Australia.
We’ll recommend starting subjects for you when you enrol.
Continue to the Bachelor of Health Service Management
Enter the degree with full credits from your subjects. You’ll study for the same amount of time as students who go straight into the degree.
Beyond the first 4 subjects, enrolment is only available to students admitted into this degree.
Higher Education
Successful completion of the Health Services Management pathway four (4) core Open Access courses with a minimum GPA of 4.0.
- COM1001OUA Managing Organisations and People
- ENT1002OUA Personal Professional Development
- ENT1011OUA Entrepreneurship Foundations and Mindset
- PUB1001OUA Health and Illness in Populations
Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
The 4.0 GPA requirement equates to four Passes. Be aware that if you fail a subject it is included in your GPA calculation and means you will need to achieve higher grades to obtain admission to the degree. For this reason, we recommend students consider their study load and academic skills before attempting a subject.
For more information on GPA requirements, please refer to The University of Adelaide website.
Course Structure
Recommended study pattern
Students must complete four core Open Access subjects as outlined below and achieve a minimum GPA of 4.0 to be eligible to gain admission to the degree. The four core subjects are:
- COM1001OUA Managing Organisations and People
- ENT1002OUA Personal Professional Development
- ENT1011OUA Entrepreneurship Foundations and Mindset
- PUB1001OUA Health and Illness in Populations
In total, students must complete 20 subjects and meet the following requirements:
- Complete four (4) compulsory core subjects
- Complete nineteen (19) subjects in Health Service Management
- Complete one (1) capstone course
You are expected to have an adequate level of English when undertaking all subjects in this degree.
Award requirements
Students must successfully complete 24 subjects which equate to 72 units.
- Complete four compulsory core Open Access subjects
- Complete nineteen major subjects in Health Service Management
- Complete one capstone course
Choose your subjects
Majors
There will be no formal Majors within this program. Majors normally comprise 24 units of study in total, with 12 units at Level III. While the courses comprising the program meet the definition and requirements of a Major, the resulting Major would be in "Health Service Management", and attributing such a Major is redundant given the name of this degree.
On successful completion of the Bachelor of Health Service Management, graduates will have:
- Broad and coherent knowledge about the theory and practice of Health Service Management, including health policy and reform, clinical governance, and safety and quality.
- Well-developed cognitive and technical skills in leadership and management and organisational change.
- Broad understanding of business, financial, and human resource management skills.
- Broad understanding of ethical considerations in Health Service Management.
- Effective professional self-awareness skills including communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
