Health Management Major - Bachelor of Health Science
Health Studies
A course by
AUT
Develop specialist skills for a leadership or management career in healthcare with AUT's Health Management major as part of the Bachelor of Health Science.
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NZQA Level 7 Certification (360 Credits)
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$ENQUIRE
Interested in this course? Enquire now for Domestic & International pricing
This course starts anytime
NZQA Level 7 Certification (360 Credits)
Advanced
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop management skills for the health sector
Graduates will be able to apply business and management principles in complex health sector environments, including team leadership, organisational planning, and service development.
Understand healthcare systems and delivery
What You're Signing Up For
The Health Management major in AUT's Bachelor of Health Science prepares you for management roles in healthcare and health administration. Gain a thorough understanding of healthcare systems and services, develop project and people management skills, and complete 150 hours of workplace experience. Graduates are equipped with knowledge of healthcare delivery, law, quality improvement, human resource management, health promotion, and public policy, ready to meet the sector's growing demand for skilled managers.
Course Content
- Foundation knowledge of human health and health sector
- Healthcare systems and practice
- Health records management
- Health management and service development
- Managing and organising
- Medical terminology
- Long term conditions
- Research methods and enquiry
- Health economics
- Advocacy and dispute resolution in health and human services
- Human resource management
- Health, risk and disaster resilience
- 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 options
What you need to know first
University Entrance or equivalent
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