Graduate Certificate of Business Healthcare
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
The Graduate Certificate of Business Healthcare is designed for health professionals seeking to advance their career and capability in leading and managing with impact in the healthcare sector.
You’ll learn to apply leadership and entrepreneurial skills to the delivery of health services within a private, public and community healthcare setting. You’ll also develop skills and knowledge in finances, business communication, managing teams, and innovative solution implementation.
When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to move into a management or leadership role within the community or private practice. And for those wishing to pursue further study, this course pathways into Swinburne's MBA and MBA (Executive) courses.
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Duration
1 year part-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) - View application and start dates
Study mode
- Part-time
2021 Start Dates
Semester 1 -
01 March 2021
Semester 2 -
02 August 2021
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
The Graduate Certificate of Business Healthcare builds on the skills and knowledge of students from their undergraduate degrees by addressing the skills needed to manage and lead in community or industry. Students will learn to apply leadership, design thinking and entrepreneurship skills and to gain insight into accounting skills to foster meaningful partnerships that lead to outcomes within community and industry. The course will equip allied health professionals with business, innovation and accounting skills to complement advanced allied health skills. Graduates may move on to further business studies and may move into management or leadership roles within the community or private practice.
Course structure
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Business Healthcare students must complete 50 credit points comprising:
- 4 core units of study (50 credit points)
Units of study
Core Units - please complete the following 4 units
* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for Higher Education outcome units.
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and graduate skills.
Career opportunities
On completion of the course, students’ career opportunities in business and allied health will be enhanced. Students will graduate with the skills to lead their organisation towards success, or further their studies in the field.
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- apply coherent and advanced knowledge of entrepreneurship, leadership and leadership accounting concepts in the health management context using critical thinking
- apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and implement innovative solutions to complex problems in the healthcare context
- communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, including senior management, function as an effective member or leader of a team
- demonstrate and apply professionalism, leadership, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and a deep awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context.
Graduate skills
The Swinburne graduate attributes signify that Swinburne intends that its teaching programs assist all its graduates to be:
- capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- effective and ethical in work and community situations
- adaptable and able to manage change
- aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing.
Pathways and scholarships
- Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.
Course fees and requirements
- Entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
Fees are estimates for students commencing in 2020 only: Tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. These fees apply for units studied in 2020 only and may change for units studied in future years. If part-time study is permitted, annual fees will be proportionally lower based on the number of units taken per semester.
How do I pay my fees?
FEE-HELP is a loan given to eligible full-fee paying higher education students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. The Commonwealth Government pays the amount of the loan directly to Swinburne.
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have one of the following:
- a bachelor degree (or higher award) in an Allied Health discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; or
- a recognised bachelor degree (or higher award) in any discipline PLUS a minimum of two years equivalent full-time relevant or professional experience*
- a minimum of three years equivalent full-time relevant professional experience*