The University of Newcastle

Master of Business Administration (Health Services Management)

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to provide students with a range of analytic, strategic, and leadership skills which will prepare them for increasingly competitive careers in business management in the corporate and public sectors. The program offers a grounding in fundamental business areas such as accounting, organisational behaviour, marketing, and management. Analytic and problem-solving skills are emphasized through an applied understanding of the theoretical framework within which today's managers must operate, as well as the acquisition of practical skills in teamwork, writing, presentation, and time-management. The ability to cope with rapid organizational and technological change is developed through an understanding of organisational behaviour, information systems, and organisational change and development.

Compulsory Courses

• Health Economics and Finance

Health economics is the application of economic principles to health and healthcare. Students apply core concepts of supply and demand theories to health and healthcare examples and learn about the importance of information (and information asymmetry) in health care markets; the critical role of insurance; hospital financing and delivery; and private/public mix in finance and provision of healthcare. In this course, students are introduced to key conceptual frameworks of healthcare economics and decision making and examine how Australian and international healthcare systems are designed and organized, including the critical components of long-term care and pharmaceutical markets.

Directed Courses

• GSBS6381 - Health Plan Design and Payments: Theory and Practice
• GSBS6382 - Applied Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
• GSBS6383 - Health Systems, Policy and Governance
• GSBS6384 - Strategic Health Leadership and Management
• LAWS6090 - Health Law
• LEGL6004 - Law for Workplace Health and Safety