Health Services Management, Testamur Major (T019)
- Western Sydney University Major Code: T019
Previous Codes: A4047.1, A4048.1, A4049.1, MT4002.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs? No
Select the link for your program below for the major summary and locations
- Bachelor of Health Science
- Diploma in Health Science/Bachelor of Health Science
Health Services Management plays a vital role in society in ensuring that investment in health is well spent, and that health services are effective, efficient and sustainable. It puts management studies in the distinctive context of the health sector to integrate clinical understanding, business management skills and knowledge of the health care system and policy development. Our Health Services Management graduates worked in quality improvement, project and resource management, and digital health. Our program offers 280 hours of Work Integrated Learning and is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management. There is room for specialisations in particular areas of interest in health, informatics, human resource and occupational safety which aim to extend students interdisciplinary knowledge and skills and ensure a readiness for the health management workforce. The Health Services Management testamur major includes 280 hours of professional placement experience. - The Testamur Major is identified on a graduate’s testamur as Bachelor of Health Science (Health Services Management),
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown Campus | Internal | Dr Justin Guagliano |
| Sydney City Campus | Internal | Dr Andrey Zheluk |
Master of Health Science
This specialisation is designed for medical, nursing, allied health and other health professionals who require skills in contemporary management and their application in the health care setting. Particular emphasis is placed on critical and analytic skills in health service governance, financing, quality and safety, planning and evaluation, and health policy thus providing graduates with the ability to respond effectively to changes as they arise. Students in this specialisation can further focus their studies in areas relevant to health service managers, such as project management, aged care management, human resource management, and research and development.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Online | Dr John Bidewell | |
| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Internal | Dr John Bidewell |
| Sydney City Campus | Internal | Dr John Bidewell |
Major Structure
Select the link for your program below to see details of the major
Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) 1 year pathway
Students must complete 80 credit points, as listed below.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Subjects | ||
| PUBH 7016 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 10 |
| PUBH 7033 | The Social Determinants of Health | 10 |
| Specialisation Core | ||
| HLTH 7022 | Advanced Health Service Management | 10 |
| HLTH 7024 | Health Services Financing | 10 |
| HLTH 7029 | Quality and Safety | 10 |
| PUBH 7030 | Health Systems Planning and Evaluation | 10 |
| Capstone /Applied Subjects | ||
| HLTH 7027 | Professional Project in Health 1 | 20 |
| Total Credit Points | 80 | |
Further information on recommended progression is available on the Postgraduate Health Science progresson page.
Postgraduate Health Science Progression
Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) 1.5 year pathway
Students must complete 120 credit points, including all the Domian and Specialisation Core Subjects.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Subjects | ||
| PUBH 7016 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 10 |
| PUBH 7033 | The Social Determinants of Health | 10 |
| PUBH 7031 | Health Systems and Policy | 10 |
| HLTH 7025 | Healthcare Data for Decision-Making | 10 |
| Specialisation Core | ||
| HLTH 7022 | Advanced Health Service Management | 10 |
| HLTH 7024 | Health Services Financing | 10 |
| HLTH 7029 | Quality and Safety | 10 |
| PUBH 7030 | Health Systems Planning and Evaluation | 10 |
| Capstone /Applied Subjects | ||
| Please note that the following subjects have Enrolment Restrictions. | ||
| Select one of the following 40 credit point subjects: | 40 | |
| Dissertation | ||
| Dissertation (Part Time) | ||
| Professional Internship in Health | ||
| Professional Internship in Health (Part-time) | ||
| OR the following two subjects for 40 credit points | ||
| Professional Project in Health 1 | ||
| Professional Project in Health 2 | ||
| OR the following 20 credit point subject plus two 10 credit point subjects from the list of alternate subjects below | ||
| Professional Project in Health 1 | ||
| Alternate subjects | ||
| Translation from Theory and Research to Policy | ||
| Research into Practice: bridging the clinician-researcher divide in applied and creative therapies | ||
| Employment Relations Professional Practice | ||
| Industrial Relations and Workplace Change | ||
| Reward Management | ||
| Strategic Employment Relations | ||
| Financial Reports for Decision Making | ||
| Developing Human Capital and Organisational Capability | ||
| Diversity, Labour Markets and Workforce Planning | ||
| Innovation Through Digital Technology | ||
| Governance, Ethics and Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| New Venture Finance | ||
| Entrepreneurial Management Capabilities | ||
| Innovation for New Markets | ||
| Innovation, Creativity and Foresight | ||
| Advanced Healthcare Data Environments | ||
| Advanced Healthcare Software and Systems | ||
| Managing Project Teams and Stakeholders | ||
| Project Procurement Systems | ||
| Risk Management and Decision Making | ||
| Strategic Project Management | ||
| Financial Management of Projects | ||
| Time and Quality Management | ||
| Leadership in Clinical Practice | ||
| Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision | ||
| Supporting Aged Communities | ||
| Health Advancement and Health Promotion | ||
| Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care | ||
| Health and Socio-political Issues in Aged Care | ||
| Communicable Diseases | ||
| Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care | ||
| Surveillance and Disaster Planning | ||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
| Research Protocol Design and Practice | ||
| Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care | ||
| Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology | ||
| Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases | ||
| Analytic Approaches in Epidemiology | ||
| Statistical Methods in Epidemiology | ||
| Environmental Epidemiology | ||
| Controversies in Epidemiology | ||
| Data Management and Programming for Epidemiology | ||
| Qualitative Research Methodology in Health | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Researcher Development 1: Reading ,Writing, and the Business of Research | ||
| Writing Beyond the Academy: Knowledge Translation and Public Audience Communication | ||
| Digital Health Management | ||
| Patient-centred digital healthcare | ||
| Workplace Safety and Risk Management | ||
| Alternate subjects available from 2023 | ||
| Disability in Context | ||
| Person-Centred Practice | ||
| Effective Working Relationships | ||
| Australian Legal System and Common Law | ||
| Human Rights in Practice and Theory | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Information and Data Governance Law and Policy | ||
| International Corporate Governance | ||
| Total Credit Points | 120 | |
Replaced Subjects
The units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in 2019 or earlier.
HUMN 4009 - Research Design 1: Theories of Enquiry, replaced by HUMN 4001 Researcher Development 1: Reading ,Writing, and the Business of Research
HUMN 4012 - Research Literacies, replaced by HUMN 4003 Writing Beyond the Academy: Knowledge Translation and Public Audience Communication
Postgraduate Health Science Progression
Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) 2 year pathway
Students must complete 160 credit points, including all the Domian and Specialisation Core Subjects.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Subjects | ||
| PUBH 7016 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 10 |
| PUBH 7033 | The Social Determinants of Health | 10 |
| PUBH 7031 | Health Systems and Policy | 10 |
| HLTH 7025 | Healthcare Data for Decision-Making | 10 |
| Specialisation Core | ||
| HLTH 7022 | Advanced Health Service Management | 10 |
| HLTH 7024 | Health Services Financing | 10 |
| HLTH 7029 | Quality and Safety | 10 |
| PUBH 7030 | Health Systems Planning and Evaluation | 10 |
| Special Focus Group and alternate subjects | ||
| Students can choose four subjects from a Special Focus Group, or any combination of four subjects from the Special Focus Groups, or complete four alternate subjects. | 40 | |
| Special Focus Group: Human Resources | ||
| Developing Human Capital and Organisational Capability | ||
| Diversity, Labour Markets and Workforce Planning | ||
| Employment Relations Professional Practice | ||
| Industrial Relations and Workplace Change | ||
| Reward Management | ||
| Strategic Employment Relations | ||
| Special Focus Group: Project Management | ||
| Managing Project Teams and Stakeholders | ||
| Project Procurement Systems | ||
| Risk Management and Decision Making | ||
| Strategic Project Management | ||
| Financial Management of Projects | ||
| Time and Quality Management | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Special Focus Group: Aged Care Management | ||
| Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care | ||
| Leadership in Clinical Practice | ||
| Health and Socio-political Issues in Aged Care | ||
| Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care | ||
| Supporting Aged Communities | ||
| Special Focus Group: Research | ||
| Qualitative Research Methodology in Health | ||
| Research Protocol Design and Practice | ||
| Researcher Development 1: Reading ,Writing, and the Business of Research | ||
| Writing Beyond the Academy: Knowledge Translation and Public Audience Communication | ||
| Alternate subjects | ||
| Translation from Theory and Research to Policy | ||
| Research into Practice: bridging the clinician-researcher divide in applied and creative therapies | ||
| Employment Relations Professional Practice | ||
| Industrial Relations and Workplace Change | ||
| Reward Management | ||
| Strategic Employment Relations | ||
| Financial Reports for Decision Making | ||
| Developing Human Capital and Organisational Capability | ||
| Diversity, Labour Markets and Workforce Planning | ||
| Innovation Through Digital Technology | ||
| Governance, Ethics and Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| New Venture Finance | ||
| Entrepreneurial Management Capabilities | ||
| Innovation for New Markets | ||
| Innovation, Creativity and Foresight | ||
| Advanced Healthcare Data Environments | ||
| Advanced Healthcare Software and Systems | ||
| Managing Project Teams and Stakeholders | ||
| Project Procurement Systems | ||
| Risk Management and Decision Making | ||
| Strategic Project Management | ||
| Financial Management of Projects | ||
| Time and Quality Management | ||
| Leadership in Clinical Practice | ||
| Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care Provision | ||
| Supporting Aged Communities | ||
| Health Advancement and Health Promotion | ||
| Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care | ||
| Health and Socio-political Issues in Aged Care | ||
| Communicable Diseases | ||
| Building Organisational Capacity in Health Care | ||
| Surveillance and Disaster Planning | ||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
| Research Protocol Design and Practice | ||
| Cultural and Social Diversity in Health Care | ||
| Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology | ||
| Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases | ||
| Analytic Approaches in Epidemiology | ||
| Statistical Methods in Epidemiology | ||
| Environmental Epidemiology | ||
| Controversies in Epidemiology | ||
| Data Management and Programming for Epidemiology | ||
| Qualitative Research Methodology in Health | ||
| Digital Health Management | ||
| Patient-centred digital healthcare | ||
| Workplace Safety and Risk Management | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Writing Beyond the Academy: Knowledge Translation and Public Audience Communication | ||
| Researcher Development 1: Reading ,Writing, and the Business of Research | ||
| Alternate subjects available from 2023 | ||
| Disability in Context | ||
| Person-Centred Practice | ||
| Effective Working Relationships | ||
| Australian Legal System and Common Law | ||
| Human Rights in Practice and Theory | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Information and Data Governance Law and Policy | ||
| International Corporate Governance | ||
| Capstone / Applied Subjects | ||
| Please note that the following subjects have Enrolment Restrictions. | ||
| Select on of the following 40 credit point subjects: | 40 | |
| Dissertation | ||
| Dissertation (Part Time) | ||
| Professional Internship in Health | ||
| Professional Internship in Health (Part-time) | ||
| OR complete the two following 20 credit point subjects | ||
| Professional Project in Health 1 | ||
| Professional Project in Health 2 | ||
OR the following 20 credit point subject plus two 10 credit point subjects from the list of alternate subjects | ||
| Professional Project in Health 1 | ||
| Total Credit Points | 160 | |
Replaced Subjects
The units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in 2019 or earlier.
HUMN 4009 - Research Design 1: Theories of Enquiry, replaced by HUMN 4001 Researcher Development 1: Reading ,Writing, and the Business of Research
HUMN 4012 - Research Literacies, replaced by HUMN 4003 Writing Beyond the Academy: Knowledge Translation and Public Audience Communication
Recommended Sequence
Select the link for your program below to see details of the major
Bachelor of Health Science (Health Services Management)
Full-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| PUBH 1006 | Population Health and Society | 10 |
| HLTH 1013 | Professional Competencies in Health | 10 |
| BUSM 1037 | Health Administration and Management | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| COMM 1007 | Communication in Health | 10 |
| HLTH 1012 | Evidence in Health | 10 |
| BIOS 1036 | Human Development and Disease across the lifespan | 10 |
| MATH 1012 | Management Analytics | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2044 | Health Service Management | 10 |
| BUSM 1026 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 |
| PUBH 2005 | Culture, Diversity and Health | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3080 | Health Care Systems and Organisation Culture | 10 |
| BUSM 3082 | Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Studies | 10 |
| BEHV 1014 | Psychology and Health | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 3028 | Transforming Health | 10 |
| BUSM 3005 | Creating Change and Innovation | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MEDI 3007 | Professional Health Placement | 10 |
| Select three electives | 30 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Bachelor of Health Science (Health Services Management)
Full-time mid-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring session | Credit Points | |
| COMM 1007 | Communication in Health | 10 |
| HLTH 1012 | Evidence in Health | 10 |
| HLTH 1013 | Professional Competencies in Health | 10 |
| MATH 1012 | Management Analytics | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 1006 | Population Health and Society | 10 |
| BUSM 1037 | Health Administration and Management | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| BEHV 1014 | Psychology and Health | 10 |
| BUSM 3080 | Health Care Systems and Organisation Culture | 10 |
| BUSM 3082 | Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Studies | 10 |
| BIOS 1036 | Human Development and Disease across the lifespan | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2044 | Health Service Management | 10 |
| BUSM 1026 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 |
| PUBH 2005 | Culture, Diversity and Health | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| MEDI 3007 | Professional Health Placement | 10 |
| Select three electives | 30 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 3028 | Transforming Health | 10 |
| BUSM 3005 | Creating Change and Innovation | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Diploma in Health Science/Bachelor of Health Science
Full-time start-year intake
Students complete all units specified below
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | ||
| PUBH 1007 | Population Health and Society (WSTC) | 10 |
| HLTH 0005 | The Health Science Professional (WSTC Prep) | 10 |
| NATS 0006 | Fundamentals of Health Science (WSTC Prep) | 10 |
| HLTH 1015 | Professional Competencies in Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| Term 2 | ||
| BEHV 1015 | Psychology and Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| HLTH 1014 | Evidence in Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| Select one elective (Recommended MATH 1031 statistics for Business) | 10 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| BIOS 1037 | Human Development and Disease across the Lifespan (WSTC) | 10 |
| COMM 1008 | Communication in Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| PUBH 2006 | Culture, Diversity and Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| Credit Points | 100 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BUSM 1037 | Health Administration and Management | 10 |
| BUSM 2044 | Health Service Management | 10 |
| BUSM 1026 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BUSM 3080 | Health Care Systems and Organisation Culture | 10 |
| BUSM 3082 | Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Studies | 10 |
| MATH 1012 | Management Analytics | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 3028 | Transforming Health | 10 |
| BUSM 3005 | Creating Change and Innovation | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MEDI 3007 | Professional Health Placement | 10 |
| Select three electives | 30 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 260 | |
Diploma in Health Science/Bachelor of Health Science
Full-time mid-year intake
Students complete all units specified below
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | ||
| HLTH 1015 | Professional Competencies in Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| HLTH 0005 | The Health Science Professional (WSTC Prep) | 10 |
| PUBH 1007 | Population Health and Society (WSTC) | 10 |
| NATS 0006 | Fundamentals of Health Science (WSTC Prep) | 10 |
| Term 3 | ||
| BIOS 1037 | Human Development and Disease across the Lifespan (WSTC) | 10 |
| COMM 1008 | Communication in Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| PUBH 2006 | Culture, Diversity and Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| Term 1 | ||
| BEHV 1015 | Psychology and Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| HLTH 1014 | Evidence in Health (WSTC) | 10 |
| Select one elective (Recommended MATH 1031 statistics for Business) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 100 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Spring session | Credit Points | |
| MATH 1012 | Management Analytics | 10 |
| BUSM 3082 | Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Studies | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| BUSM 2044 | Health Service Management | 10 |
| BUSM 1037 | Health Administration and Management | 10 |
| BUSM 1026 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| MEDI 3007 | Professional Health Placement | 10 |
| BUSM 3080 | Health Care Systems and Organisation Culture | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 3028 | Transforming Health | 10 |
| BUSM 3005 | Creating Change and Innovation | 10 |
| Select two electives | 20 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 260 | |
Electives
Students must take at least two level 3 subjects as electives.
Most electives are 10 credit points. Students may wish to consider using elective choices to complete another health sciences field of study, such as:
Minors:
Equivalent Testamur Major Subjects
The subject listed below count towards completion of the testamur major for students who may have passed this subject in 2022 or earlier.
BUSM 2043 Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Studies, replaced by BUSM 3082 Project Management in Humanitarian and Development Studies