Master of Health Services Management

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Master of Health Services Management, you will develop skills through the following learning outcomes:

• Healthcare knowledge and concepts 

Be a reflective, critical thinker who influences practice, policy and research to achieve clinical excellence and transform healthcare services. Improve healthcare outcomes by initiating and explaining appropriate change management methodologies.  

• Problem-solving and analytical skills 

Critique, interpret and synthesise data and research findings to develop safe, effective and evidence-based solutions to healthcare challenges. Propose relevant problem-solving and human factors theories to the analysis of common issues inherent in the management and evaluation of healthcare services.  

• Healthcare leadership skills 

Be an effective, collaborative and responsive leader who considers healthcare in a global context. Justify and demonstrate appropriate leadership styles and skills necessary to manage, evaluate and innovate healthcare services utilising contemporary local, national and international perspectives. 

• Attitudes and values 

Demonstrate respect and value for worldview differences and in Australian Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. Create and lead social and ethical accountability to enable efficient use of resources and equity of access to optimal and safe healthcare. 

• Communication and interpersonal skills 

Communicate effectively and appropriately in challenging, complex and diverse situations. Value and choose highly effective and sensitive communication with diverse populations, to enable positive and sustainable change in healthcare practice, policy and research.  

Entry requirements

• Masters:

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Minimum academic requirement: The bachelor’s degree should be in a related field, within the disciplines of health or human services disciplines. 
Note: Students that do not meet the entry requirements for the masters may use the successful completion of the graduate certificate as a pathway, provided they meet the specific entry requirements detailed below.

Graduate Certificate:

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree may also be considered on the basis of:

Having extensive relevant work experience in healthcare or human services.  
The relevant work experience must be demonstrated through a CV and a Statement of Service, confirming the dates of employment and the position held within the organisation.

 English language requirements

The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper-based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet-based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.