Health Administration, Policy and Leadership

About the course

Develop advanced capabilities for leadership and decision-making in a fast-changing health sector. This postgraduate course examines health policy and governance, management and leadership practice, economics and finance, law, epidemiology, and data/analytics to drive improvement across health systems. You can engage with industry through placements, consultancy projects or a research thesis, building practical expertise in health service management at Masters level.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue leadership and specialist roles across hospitals, government agencies, aged care, community and disability services, and private health organisations. Typical pathways include health manager, project or program officer, policy or evaluation officer, finance roles (including senior finance positions), health business analyst, and health information officer. The Masters prepares you to apply management, policy and analytics skills to improve health services and outcomes in the Health Sciences field.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as health administrator, academic, researcher, physiologist, healthcare consultant, policy analyst, and etc. in companies including Research Australia, Gilead Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Stryker Corporation, and etc.

Living Costs in Perth**

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Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 17 - 23	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,255 - 1,660	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 866 - 1,146
Transportation (Daily) A$ 6 - 8	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 243 - 321

Average Salary**

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