Course details

Summary

The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management (PGDipHealMgt) is a programme of study that draws equally on public health and business administration. Participants study health systems and health economics in the public health programme and a suite of recommended papers in business.

Those most likely to benefit from the programme are health professionals moving into managerial roles, managers taking up positions in the health sector, and those in existing health management positions seeking both to advance their skills and to enhance their understanding of the sector and their role within it.

The programme, aside from its academic and vocational relevance, also provides students with an opportunity to work with colleagues drawn from a range of health and management backgrounds.

Papers Points

Four papers worth a total of 60 points from the following:

PUBH 713 Society, Health and Health Promotion

PUBH 714 Public Policy and Health Systems

PUBH 735 The Economics of Health Policy Decision Making

PUBH 736 Economic Evaluation

PUBH 742 International Health Systems

PUBH 744 Healthy Public Policy

Approved papers to a total of 60 points from the schedule of papers for the Diploma in Business Administration. (DipBusAdmin)

Entry criteria

Every applicant shall

• be a graduate or hold a professional qualification requiring at least three years of tertiary level study; or
• have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences);
• present evidence of ability for advanced level academic study.

English Language Requirements: IELTS - Score of 6.5 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0); Internet-based TOEFL Score of 95 with a minimum writing score of 22.; Paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 587 (TWE 4.5); Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) – Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); APIEL Advanced Placement International English Language Examination - Grade 4 or higher; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 64 with no communicative skills score below 57; University of Otago Foundation Studies Ltd: Completion of 'English for Postgraduate Academic Purposes' with a grade of C or higher.