Health Management Major - Bachelor of Health Science
Business & Management
A course by
AUT
Gain business management expertise for the health sector with AUT's Health Management major in the Bachelor of Health Science – New Zealand's only undergraduate health management degree.
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop foundational knowledge of health sector and human health
Acquire broad understanding of healthcare systems, health determinants, and human body systems relevant to management roles.
Build business and management skills for healthcare
About This Course
The Health Management major in the Bachelor of Health Science at AUT prepares you for business and management roles in New Zealand's health sector. You will develop skills in communication, teamwork, advocacy, human resource management, health law and policy, quality improvement, and health economics. The programme includes 150 hours of workplace experience, and offers two intakes per year with flexible study options. Courses are delivered across AUT's three Auckland campuses.
Course Content
- Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
- Te Tiriti Ora
- Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Practice
- Understanding Human Body Systems
- Health Records Management
- Health Management & Service Development
- Managing & Organising
- Medical Terminology
- Long Term Conditions
- Methods of Research and Enquiry
- Introduction to Health Economics
- Health, Risk and Disaster Resilience
- Advocacy and Dispute Resolution in Health
- Human Resource Management
- Quality in the Health Sector
- Health Law and Policy
- Māori Health Promotion
- Professional Practice and Ethics
- Health Practice Cooperative (150 hours of workplace experience)
- Elective or minor courses
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
Quality CoordinatorCare CoordinatorClinical Records AdministratorPractice CoordinatorPeople and Performance Service ManagerPatient CoordinatorMedical Records AdministratorHealth Services ManagerPrimary Health Team LeaderHealthcare Administrator
