Master of Health Service Management

Summary

Study a Master of Health Service Management – MHSM

The Master of Health Service Management gives you the advanced skills to enable you to manage contemporary health issues.

If you work or plan to work in the health or disability sector, this qualification will give you an employment advantage.

Relevant learning

You will:

Examine contemporary, relevant issues in health service management

Learn to use the tools available to mitigate or deal with these issues

Gain in-depth knowledge of areas such as health systems management, policy, economics, information management and informatics

Gain skills in clearly and concisely communicating findings in oral and written form.

All your courses may contribute to educational requirements for continuing competence for medical and nursing health professional groups as required under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

Research-led and industry-focused

Your Massey lecturers and staff are actively researching and have a wide range of experience. Not only across disciplines - like medical, nursing, health informatics, management and policy development, but across community, primary and secondary care.

They will bring this new thinking and practical relevance to your study.

A professional practice applied research project is part of this programme. You may choose to focus on an area of relevance to you. You will gain excellent research skills that can be applied to any health environment.

Effective communication and teamwork

You will learn how to work independently and with teams. You'll improve your interactions with colleagues, clients and other professionals in the field.

An international perspective

Your new knowledge and skills will be relevant to the health sector globally.

This degree is an approved master’s degree for fellowship applications by the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) and the Australasian College of Health Informatics (ACHI). The latter depends on the proportion of health informatics taken as part of your master’s programme.

This degree is an approved master’s degree for fellowship applications by the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) and the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH). The latter depends on the proportion of health informatics/digital health taken as part of your master’s programme.

Insights

The 2020 Student Experience Survey results for this programme found that 100% of students on this programme were satisfied with the teaching they have received, 100% believed that teaching staff seemed helpful and approachable, and 92% highlight that the programme has given them excellent “written communication skills”.

Between 2020 and 2021 the average number of students enrolled in the programme was 43 (headcount) and across the whole programme, 90% of courses were successfully completed during 2020.

A MHSM is a good fit if you:

Are a manager or clinical leader seeking career progression in this area

Are interested in an applied qualification with a professional practice applied project

Have significant management experience in a non-health sector