Future international students

Master of Health Management

Year 2019 This PDF contains information about the course structure. For more information about the course
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QUT code PU84

CRICOS 084929M
Course structure accreditation requirements of The
Duration 2 years full time Australasian College of Health Service
Students who have been awarded
Total credit 192 advanced standing and are undertaking the
points Managers (ACHSM) subject to their
1.5 year program are required to complete
experiential and other requirements.
International 2019: $31,800 per year a total of 144 credit points for the award of
fee (indicative, full-time (96 credit the degree. The MHM also meets the academic
subject to points)
annual review) component for medical practitioners who
· You must complete six core units and one
are seeking Fellowship of the Royal
Course contact Freecall: research methods unit.
1800 181 848 Australasian College of Medical
(within Australia) · You must also complete a 24 credit Administrators (RACMA). Obtaining
Phone: Fellowship is subject to the other
+61 3 9627 4853 point research project, 24 credit point
(outside Australia) internship or 48 credit point dissertation. experiential and examination requirements
Mon - Fri, 8.30am - 5pm of RACMA.
Campus Kelvin Grove · If you wish to undertake a specialisation,
then you will need to complete two core Structures
Start months July, February units from the specialisation and undertake ● Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full-time
your project or internship in that field. ● Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full-time -
with one semester advanced standing
· You may choose electives from across the ● Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Part-time
program to complete your 144 credit points. ● Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Part-time -
with two part-time semesters
Students undertaking the 2 year program Advanced Standing
are required to complete 192 credit ● Semester 2 (July) entry - Full-time
points of study.
● Semester 2 (July) entry - Full-time -
with one semester advanced standing
· You must complete six core units and one
● Semester 2 (July) entry - Part-time
research methods unit.
● Semester 2 (July) entry - Part-time -
with two part-time semesters
·You must also complete a 24 credit point advanced standing
● Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full-time -
research project, 24 credit point internship
Articulation from HL31 with one
or 48 credit point dissertation. semester advanced standing
· If you wish to undertake a specialisation,
then you will need to complete at least two Unit Lists
core units from the specialisasion and either
● PU84 Specialisations
complete two other units from the choices
● PU84 - Health Management Elective
List
available or undertake your project ● PU84 - Research Methods Unit
or internship in that field. Options
Students who wish to proceed to a research
higher degree (e.g. PhD) should undertake
Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full-time
a dissertation. Semesters
● Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)
Professional recognition ● Year 1, Semester 2 (July)
● Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
The program is designed to meet the ● Year 2, Semester 2 (July)

Accurate as at 17/08/2018. For the latest information see:

https://www.qut.edu.au/study/international-courses/master-of-health-management
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Code Title ● Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)
Code Title
Health Economics: Applications and
EFN423 Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)
Policy
EFN423 Health Economics: Applications and Policy
LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics
LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics
PUN106 Population Health
PUN106 Population Health
PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform
PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform
Year 1, Semester 2 (July)
Year 1, Semester 1 (July)
PUN210 Contemporary Health Management
PUN210 Contemporary Health Management
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management
2 x elective options or units from specialisation
1 x elective option or unit from specialisation
Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
Research methods unit
Research methods elective unit
Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
3 x elective options or units from specialisation
You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be
Year 2, Semester 2 (July)
eligible for graduation. If you select a specialisation, then you
You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be will need to undertake your project or internship as part of that
eligible for graduation specialisation.
HLN703 Project HLN703 Project
OR OR
PUN704 Health Management Internship PUN704 Health Management Internship
2 x elective options or units from specialisation 2 x elective options or units from specialisation
OR OR
HLN700 Dissertation HLN700 Dissertation

Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full-time - with one Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Part-time
semester advanced standing Semesters
Students with a completed recognised bachelor degree in health, ● Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)
business or law will receive advanced standing for up to 4 ● Year 1, Semester 2 (July)
elective units based on their bachelor degree. This will reduce ● Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
course duration in the MHM to 1.5 years FTE. ● Year 2, Semester 2 (July)
● Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb)
Because of the reduced course duration, to be able to undertake ● Year 3, Semester 2 (July)
a specialisation you will need to undertake the project as part of ● Year 4, Semester 1 (Feb)
your specialisation or cross-specialisation. Your Project will need ● Year 4, Semester 2
to be in the area of the specialisation that you select.
Code Title
If you wish to undertake a Dissertation, you will not have room in Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)
your program of study for a specialisation. LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics
Students with a bachelor degree in health, business or law PUN106 Population Health
who articulate from PU63 Graduate Diploma in Health Year 1, Semester 2 (July)
Management to PU84 will receive credit for all 8 units PUN210 Contemporary Health Management
completed in PU63, as well as advanced standing for 4 elective
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management
units based on their bachelor degree. This means that there may
not be room to undertake a specialisation in PU84. It will depend Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
on the elective units completed in PU63. Health Economics: Applications and
EFN423
Policy
Students with a bachelor degree in health, business or law PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform
who articulate from HL38 Graduate Certificate in Health
Science to PU84 with the Emergency and Disaster Year 2, Semester 2 (July)
Management, Quality and Patient Safety, Health Services 2 x elective options or units from specialisation
Innovation or Health Policy and Planning Major will receive credit Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb)
for all 4 units completed in HL38, as well as advanced standing Research methods elective
for 3 elective units based on their Bachelor degree. This will
ensure that students have room in their PU84 program to 1 x elective option or unit from specialisation
complete the 6 core units, as required by RACMA. Year 3, Semester 2 (July)
2 x elective options or units from major
Semesters
Year 4, Semester 1 (Feb)
● Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)
● Year 1, Semester 1 (July) You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be
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Code Title Code Title
eligible for graduation Year 1, Semester 1 (July)
HLN703 Project PUN210 Contemporary Health Management
OR PUN632 Leadership in Health Management
PUN704 Health Management Internship LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics
OR 1 x elective option or unit from specialisation
HLN750-1 Dissertation Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb)
Year 4, Semester 2 PUN106 Population Health
2 x elective options or units from specialisation PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform
OR Health Economics: Applications and
EFN423
HLN750-2 Dissertation Policy
1 x elective option or unit from specialisation
Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Part-time - with two part- Year 2, Semester 1 (July)
time semesters Advanced Standing Research methods elective unit
Semesters 3 x elective options or units from specialisation
● Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb) Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb)
● Year 1, Semester 2 (July)
● Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb) You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be
● Year 2, Semester 2 (July) eligible for graduation
● Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb) HLN703 Project
● Year 3, Semester 2 (July)
PUN704 Health Management Internship
Code Title OR
Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb) 2 x elective options or units from specialisation
PUN106 Population Health OR
LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics HLN700 Dissertation
Year 1, Semester 2 (July)
PUN210 Contemporary Health Management Semester 2 (July) entry - Full-time - with one
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management semester advanced standing
Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
● Cognate students will receive advanced standing for 4
elective units based on their Bachelor degree. This will
PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform reduce course duration in the MHM to 1.5 years FTE.
Health Economics: Applications and
EFN423
Policy
Year 2, Semester 2 (July)
● Because of the reduced course duration, to be able to
undertake a specialisation you will need to undertake the
Research methods elective project as part of your specialisation. Your Project will
1 x elective option or unit from specialisation therefore need to be in the area of the specialisation that
you select. Alternatively, you may choose to do your
Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb) Project as part of a cross-specialisation.
You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be
eligible for graduation
HLN703 Project ● If you wish to undertake a Dissertation, you will not have
room in your program of study for a specialisation.
OR
PUN704 Health Management Internship
OR ● Cognate PU63 students articulating to PU84 may not be
able to undertake a specialisation in PU84. It will depend
HLN750-1 Dissertation on the elective units completed in PU63. Most students
Year 3, Semester 2 (July) may have to undertake a cross-specialisation in PU84.
2 x elective options or units from specialisation
OR ● Cognate HL38 students articulating to PU84 with the
HLN750-2 Dissertation Emergency and Disaster Management, Quality and Patient
Safety, Health Services Innovation or Health Policy and
Semester 2 (July) entry - Full-time Planning Major will receive credit for all 4 units completed
in HL38, and will be eligible for an additional 3 elective
Semesters units of advanced standing based on their Bachelor
● Year 1, Semester 1 (July) degree. It is not possible to grant 4 units advanced
● Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb) standing due to RACMA requirements to complete the 6
● Year 2, Semester 1 (July) core units in PU84. So these cognate students would do
● Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb) the following in PU84: 6 core units, 1 research methods
unit, Project. Students articulating from HL38 will not have
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room for a dissertation unless they agree not to have all Code Title
units credited from HL38. 2 x elective options or units from specialisation
Year 3, Semester 1 (July)
● Part-time students only take 2 of the 4 units recommended 2 x elective options or units from specialisation
each semester (total 24 credit points). Year 3, Semester 2 (Feb)
Research methods elective
Semesters
● Year 1, Semester 1 (July) 1x elective option or unit from specialisation
● Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb) Year 4, Semester 1 (July)
● Year 2, Semester 1 (July)
You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be
Code Title eligible for graduation
Year 1, Semester 1 (July) HLN703 Project
PUN210 Contemporary Health Management OR
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management PUN704 Health Management Internship
1 x elective option or unit from specialisation OR
Research Methods elective HLN750-1 Dissertation
Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb) Year 4, Semester 2 (Feb)
EFN423 Health Economics: Applications and Policy 2 x elective options or units from specialisation
LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics OR
PUN106 Population Health HLN750-2 Dissertation
PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform
Year 2, Semester 1 (July) Semester 2 (July) entry - Part-time - with two
You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be part-time semesters advanced standing
eligible for graduation. If you select a specialisation, then you Semesters
will need to undertake your project or internship as part of that ● Year 1, Semester 1 (July)
specialisation. ● Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb)
● Year 2, Semester 1 (July)
HLN703 Project ● Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb)
OR ● Year 3, Semester 1 (July)
PUN704 Health Management Internship
● Year 3, Semester 2 (Feb)
2 x elective options or units from specialisation Code Title
OR Year 1, Semester 1 (July)
HLN700 Dissertation PUN210 Contemporary Health Management
LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics
Semester 2 (July) entry - Part-time Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb)
Semesters PUN106 Population Health
● Year 1, Semester 1 (July)
Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb) Health Economics: Applications and
●
EFN423
● Year 2, Semester 1 (July) Policy
● Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb) Year 2, Semester 1 (July)
● Year 3, Semester 1 (July) 1 x elective option or unit from specialisation
● Year 3, Semester 2 (Feb)
● Year 4, Semester 1 (July) PUN632 Leadership in Health Management
● Year 4, Semester 2 (Feb) Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb)
Code Title PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform
Year 1, Semester 1 (July) Research methods elective
PUN210 Contemporary Health Management Year 3, Semester 1 (July)
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be
eligible for graduation
Year 1, Semester 2 (Feb)
HLN703 Project
PUN106 Population Health
OR
LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics
PUN704 Health Management Internship
Year 2, Semester 1 (July)
OR
Health Economics: Applications and
EFN423 HLN750-1 Dissertation
Policy
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management Year 3, Semester 2 (Feb)
Year 2, Semester 2 (Feb) 2 x elective options or units from specialisation
OR
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Code Title Emergency and Disaster Management
HLN750-2 Dissertation PUN620 Concepts of Environmental Health
PUN704 Health Management Internship
Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full-time - Articulation
from HL31 with one semester advanced standing Quality and Patient Safety
Semesters Code Title
● NOTES PUN213 Quality Management in Health
● Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb) Leadership of Quality and Safety in
● Year 1, Semester 2 (July) PUN219
Health
● Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)
Select 24 credit points from the following options:
Code Title HLN701 Independent Study
NOTES HLN703 Project
International students who completed HL31 and are articulating Systems of Quality and Safety in
to PU84 (Feb entry) PUN214
Health
The following units completed in HL31 will be credited to PU84: PUN704 Health Management Internship
HLN710 Epidemiology
PUN210 Contemporary Health Management Health Law
2 x elective options Code Title
Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb) LWN305 Australian Applied Law
Health Economics: Applications and Select 36 credit points from the following options:
EFN423
Policy HLN703 Project
PUN106 Population Health LWN149 Conception, Birth and the Law
PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform LWN150 Death, Decisions and the Law
1 x elective option or unit from specialisation LWN163 Capacity, Guardianship and Administration
Year 1, Semester 2 (July) LWN166 Consent To Treatment and Clinical Negligence
LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics LWN194 Select Issues in Medical Law and Ethics
PUN632 Leadership in Health Management LWN195 Elder Law
2 x elective options or units from specialisation PUN016 Risk Assessment
Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb) PUN212 Health Information Management Perspectives
You MUST complete a project, internship or dissertation to be PUN213 Quality Management in Health
eligible for graduation PUN214 Systems of Quality and Safety in Health
HLN703 Project PUN301 Occupational Health and Safety Law and Policy
OR PUN363 Environmental Health Law
PUN704 Health Management Internship PUN704 Health Management Internship
2 x elective options or units from specialisation NB Some law elective units are offered in alternate years. Law
OR elective units are offered in internal, external or Block mode of
HLN700 Dissertation study. Please check unit outlines to determine which is
available.
PU84 Specialisations Health Policy and Planning
In this list
Code Title
● Emergency and Disaster Management
● Quality and Patient Safety PUN017 Health Planning and Evaluation
● Health Law PUN688 Health Policy in a Global Context
● Health Policy and Planning
Select 24 credit points from the following options:
● Cross-specialisation
HLN701 Independent Study
Emergency and Disaster Management HLN703 Project
Code Title Health Information Management
PUN212
PUN451 Disaster Management Perspectives
PUN454 Leadership in Disaster Management PUN704 Health Management Internship
Select 24 credit points from the following options:
Cross-specialisation
HLN703 Project
Code Title
Disaster Planning and
PUN452 Any 48 credit points from the Health Management elective list
Preparedness
PUN453 Disaster Response and Recovery
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PU84 - Health Management Elective List applications to health and financial management decision-
Health Management Elective List A making principles and processes. After developing an
understanding of basic economic concepts you will learn to apply
Code Title
this knowledge to financial management in Australian and
HLN701 Independent Study international health care settings. This will include a discussion
HLN703 Project and analysis of health evaluation. Economics aids in making
PUN016 Risk Assessment better informed and logically coherent decisions. The unit will
equip emerging health managers with skills and theory to enable
PUN017 Health Planning and Evaluation them to effectively manage resources and the associated
PUN018 Cost-effectiveness Analysis for Healthcare financial implications for their area or department.
PUN018 will be offered next in 2020 View unit details online | View unit timetable
Implementation Science - Theory and
PUN019 HLN405 Qualitative Research
Application in Health
Credit Points 12
PUN212 Health Information Management Perspectives
PUN213 Quality Management in Health The unit offers the opportunity to study, explore and understand
a range of research methodologies and methods. In so doing,
PUN214 Systems of Quality and Safety in Health
the unit exposes students to a knowledge base that may inform
PUN219 Leadership of Quality and Safety in Health post graduate qualitative research. The unit seeks to enhance
PUN301 Occupational Health and Safety Law and Policy knowledge and skills in critical assessment of research based
PUN363 Environmental Health Law publications: articles and books across the health sciences. It
encourages students to question and contest knowledge and to
PUN451 Disaster Management
constructively defend points of view. They will learn and apply
PUN452 Disaster Planning and Preparedness key principals, concepts and skills that inform qualitative
PUN453 Disaster Response and Recovery research across a range of disciplines and contexts.
PUN454 Leadership in Disaster Management View unit details online | View unit timetable
PUN620 Concepts of Environmental Health
HLN700 Dissertation
PUN688 Health Policy in a Global Context Credit Points 48
PUN704 Health Management Internship
Through undertaking a research project in a specialised area of
LWN149 Conception, Birth and the Law practice, the dissertation provides the opportunity for you to
LWN150 Death, Decisions and the Law develop advanced skills in the critical evaluation, interpretation
LWN163 Capacity, Guardianship and Administration and application of research.
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LWN166 Consent To Treatment and Clinical Negligence
LWN194 Select Issues in Medical Law and Ethics HLN701 Independent Study
LWN195 Elder Law Credit Points 12
LWN305 Australian Applied Law The development of critical appraisal skills is essential for
NB Some law elective units are offered in alternate years. Law students undertaking postgraduate study. This unit provides an
elective units are offered in internal, external or Block mode of opportunity to investigate a relevant topic in your area of study.
study. Please check unit outlines to determine which is In the process of identifying, gathering and analysing up-to-date
available. relevant literature, you will strengthen skills in the synthesis of
information and report writing relevant to your field.
PU84 - Research Methods Unit Options View unit details online | View unit timetable
Research methods unit options
HLN703 Project
Code Title
Credit Points 24
HLN405 Qualitative Research
In this unit you will demonstrate creativity and initiative to
HLN706 Health Statistics 2 analyse, synthesise and apply knowledge and skills to complete
HLN707 Research Methods in Health a project relevant to a specified area of study. By undertaking a
HLN710 Epidemiology research project you have the opportunity to consolidate, extend
PUN103 Advanced Epidemiology and apply the advanced knowledge and skills gained through the
course to date.
PUN105 Health Statistics 1 View unit details online | View unit timetable

Unit Synopses HLN706 Health Statistics 2

EFN423 Health Economics: Applications and Pre-requisites PUN105
Policy Credit Points 12
Anti-requisites PUN211 This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application
Credit Points 12 of statistical methods by building on the foundations acquired in
PUN105 Health Statistics 1. It is common in health to deal with
This unit provides a strategic overview of economics as applied
data that is not easily analysed using basic statistical techniques.
to the health sector. The unit develops a set of skills with
This unit focuses on providing you with the skills needed to
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undertake advanced statistical modelling such as logistic
regression, survival analysis and longitudinal data analysis. You
will apply your knowledge to the analysis of data using the SPSS
statistical software. The techniques covered in the unit will equip
you with the skills necessary to analyse most of the data typically
generated in clinical and population health settings.
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HLN707 Research Methods in Health
Completion of 96 credit
Pre-requisites
points of study
Credit Points 12
HLN707 Research Methods in Health is a research planning
unit. The unit will provide you with practical research skills
training and takes you through the process of developing an
answerable research question, to designing the study, planning
the research project's implementation, and planning the analysis
and dissemination of the research findings. It is highly
recommended that you take this unit the semester before you
are planning to undertake your project or dissertation. This unit
provides opportunities to consolidate your critical analysis and
problem solving skills in an autonomous way to prepare for and
integrate your theoretical knowledge in a research capstone unit
or whilst undertaking a research project in your clinical discipline.
You will develop a research proposal which will prepare you to
undertake a 24 credit point project or a 48 credit point
dissertation or as a stand-alone research unit for clinicians.
Successful completion of relevant research methodology units is
assumed knowledge. For those wishing to do quantitative
research, completion of HLN710 (Epidemiology) and/or PUN105
(Health Statistics 1) is highly recommended. For those wishing to
do qualitative research, completion of HLN405 (Qualitative
Research) is highly recommended.
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HLN710 Epidemiology
Credit Points 12
This unit introduces you to the fundamentals of epidemiology.
You will develop the skills to apply epidemiological principles to
public health and clinical practice. This includes undertaking
logical, scientific assessment of the health literature, with a
strong emphasis on critical appraisal of health information and
data.
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HLN750 Dissertation
Credit Points 24
Through undertaking a research project in a specialised area of
practice, the dissertation provides the opportunity for you to
develop advanced skills in the critical evaluation, interpretation
and application of research. Together, HLN750-1 and HLN750-2
comprise a 48 credit point unit that can be studied over two
semesters. Assessment items are submitted and a final grade
awarded only at the end of the final sub-unit HLN750-2.
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HLN750 Dissertation
Credit Points 24
Through undertaking a research project in a specialised area of
practice, the dissertation provides the opportunity for you to
develop advanced skills in the critical evaluation, interpretation
and application of research. Together, HLN750-1 and HLN750-2
comprise a 48 credit point unit that can be studied over two
semesters. Assessment items are submitted and a final grade
awarded only at the end of the final sub-unit HLN750-2.
View unit details online | View unit timetable
LWN149 Conception, Birth and the Law
Credit Points 12
Some aspects of human reproduction raise complex legal and
ethical considerations. Civil liability to a child can arise where
that child is injured in utero or upon delivery. Liability to parents
may also arise where a child is conceived as a result of a failed
sterilization procedure or where a mother is injured during a
negligent delivery. There have also been rapid developments in
assisted reproductive technologies. One of the difficulties in this
area is an absence of consistent regulation of the many
controversial issues associated with such medical advances.
These include the nature of any regulatory regime, access to
treatment, rights of donors and children born as a result of these
technologies, posthumous use of gametes and embryo research.
The topics examined in this unit are becoming increasingly
important both from the perspective of government regulation
and for legal practitioners in the field of health law.
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LWN150 Death, Decisions and the Law
Credit Points 12
As people near the end of their lives, their medical treatment and
other care needs raise complex medical, legal and ethical
decisions. Choices about whether particular treatment should be
provided or refused may have to be made, and this is
complicated by the fact that many people may not have the
competence at this stage in their life to be able to make these
decisions. Although a competent adult may refuse treatment,
another choice demanded by some is the right to end their own
life and to be assisted by others to achieve this. This unit
examines the legal aspects of these choices.
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LWN163 Capacity, Guardianship and
Administration
Credit Points 12
Decisions about guardianship and administration are part of the
legal and social fabric of our society. The Guardianship and
Administration Tribunal is a high volume tribunal, and its
workload is expected to increase exponentially as our population
ages. Despite the fact that decisions about guardianship and
administration are being made every day, this area of law raises
difficult legal and ethical issues. Because a decision is being
made on behalf of an adult with impaired decision-making
capacity, there are issues as to who should make these
decisions and how they should be made. The complexity of
these decisions has at times resulted in entrenched conflict and
has needed judicial resolution. The topics examined in this unit
are important from the perspective of government regulation, for
those making these decisions for adults with impaired capacity
(including relatives and those in statutory positions), and for legal
practitioners in fields such as health law and succession.
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LWN164 Health Care Law and Ethics
Credit Points 12
The relationship between law and ethics in healthcare is critical
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but at times contested. This unit explores that relationship,
aiming to lay the foundations of an advanced understanding of
law and ethics as they relate to healthcare.
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LWN166 Consent To Treatment and Clinical
Negligence
Credit Points 12
This unit develops an understanding of the law and the major
ethical and policy issues relating to consent to treatment and
medical negligence, including medical trespass and select
contemporary aspects of medico-legal practice and procedure.
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LWN194 Select Issues in Medical Law and Ethics
Credit Points 12
This unit develops an understanding of the major conceptual
issues underpinning contemporary debates and proposals for
law reform in the following main areas of health law: withholding
and withdrawing medical treatment and euthanasia; organ
donation; embryonic stem cell research; and genetic
engineering. It then aims to develop an understanding of the role
such a clarification can play in contributing to, and resolving,
some of the more intractable issues in the debates.
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LWN195 Elder Law
Credit Points 12
The unit will examine the pressing issues related to living longer,
such as estate planning, capacity assessment, issues at the end
of life, elder abuse, housing and care options and the financing
of such, superannuation, pension entitlements, and 'reverse
mortgages'. The impact of areas of law as they relate to the
rights and responsibilities of elders, such as succession law,
equity and trusts, health law, and anti-discrimination law, will
also be considered.
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LWN305 Australian Applied Law
Credit Points 12
The unit is core for all students completing the Graduate
Certificate in Applied Law (LW76) and the Master of Applied Law
(LW75). It is also core for international students completing the
Master of Laws (LW71) and the Graduate Certificate in Law
(LW72). This unit will assist students' transition into these
courses by developing a solid foundation in the Australian
common law system, with particular emphasis on the Australian
legal and constitutional framework. Students in this unit will also
acquire skills in scholarly legal writing and doctrinal research,
which are necessary to the application of law.
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PUN016 Risk Assessment
PUN008 and
Anti-requisites
PUN467
Credit Points 12
Environmental health, OHS and environmental management
professionals are required to plan/conduct/oversee/evaluate risk
assessments as part of their work. It is becoming increasingly
important for organisations to undertake risk assessments to
meet compliance obligations and to work towards longer term
sustainability goals. This Unit explores a range of risk
assessment methods available for the assessment of
occupational safety, occupational health and environmental
health risks.
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PUN017 Health Planning and Evaluation
PUN640 and
Pre-requisites
PUN106
Credit Points 12
This unit is an introduction to the principles and practice of
integrated health planning and the evaluation of the
effectiveness of health policies, plans and services. This unit will
cover the spectrum of planning including the identification of the
planning context, data to inform planning, the planning process,
articulation of the plan into action and post implementation
evaluation.
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PUN103 Advanced Epidemiology
PUB326 or
Pre-requisites
HLN710
Credit Points 12
This unit's aim is the mastery of key principles and concepts of
research design. There has been an increasing demand for
evidence based health research, and an increasing trend
towards research that considers complex biological,
environmental and societal inter-relationships. Recent
developments in epidemiology have contributed novel research
designs and statistical methods to complement these needs.
Throughout this unit, students are exposed to these more
sophisticated designs and analytical methods. Such knowledge
is mandatory for critical evaluation of the current research
literature, for design of efficient research studies, and to inform
appropriate interpretation of research results at a 'best practice'
level.
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PUN105 Health Statistics 1
Credit Points 12
Beyond a common core of statistical concepts, each discipline
area emphasises its own set of descriptive and inferential
statistical methods and even terminology. The content of this unit
emphasises both core and health specific statistical methods in
the health sciences. Students are provided with substantial
practical experience in the application and interpretation of the
most common statistical methods to health data, and are also
made aware of data management principles in preparation for
analysis. There is a strong emphasis on applying concepts
through critical reading and discussion of the literature and
worked examples from a range of topic areas.
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PUN106 Population Health
Credit Points 12
Current and future national and international challenges for
optimising population health are examined within a social
determinants framework, and public health approaches to
population health challenges are examined. This unit is a
foundation unit for graduate public health, environmental health
and health safety and environment students, and is taken in the
first year of a full-time postgraduate degree.
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PUN210 Contemporary Health Management
Credit Points 12
This is a core unit in the Graduate Diploma and Master of Health
Management programs. The unit explores the principles and
practice of management in health to inform your role as a health
manager. The unit focuses on core health management
activities: organisational management; strategic management;
resource management including financial and human resource
management; information management; project management
and change management. The focus of this unit is on the
development of the analytical, evaluative and political skills
required by health managers who must work in complex systems
and organisations characterised by constant change.
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PUN212 Health Information Management
Perspectives
Credit Points 12
This unit gives an introductory overview of the field of health
information and its uses and applications in the health industry.
The unit provides a context for the study of contemporary health
information and data management practice. The use of
information as a strategic, organisational and management
resource is discussed, and a broad appreciation of health
information and data management procedures and philosophy is
provided. Demands on the users of health information
occasioned by advances in information technology are
highlighted.
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PUN213 Quality Management in Health
Credit Points 12
Current and future national and international approaches to
improving health care quality and patient safety are examined
using a synthesis of theory, research and real world experience
to promote students' development of the necessary knowledge
and skills required to design and implement a quality
management program, perform quality improvement activities
and translate the outcomes of these into process improvements
and organisational change. This unit is the foundation unit in the
Quality and Patient Safety major. It provides the underpinning
content knowledge and context required for more in depth study
of quality and patient safety systems and leadership offered in
PUN214 Systems of Quality and Safety in Health and PUN219
Leadership of Quality and Safety in Health.
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PUN214 Systems of Quality and Safety in Health
PUN213. PUN213 may be enrolled in
Pre-requisites
the same teaching period as PUN214
Credit Points 12
This unit provides a critical in depth examination of the theory
behind and application of quality and safety systems to health
services. It covers legal and regulatory systems, quality
certification and accreditation systems, safety systems and
models, performance management including performance
frameworks for the measurement, monitoring and reporting on
quality and safety. The value of these, their breadth of coverage
and their application to different health care settings are
analysed using case studies from both successful systems and
systems experiencing failure evidenced by patient safety and
quality issues.
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PUN219 Leadership of Quality and Safety in
Health
Pre-requisites PUN213
Credit Points 12
The unit provides you with advanced knowledge of leadership
theories and frameworks critical to the development and
maintenance of an effective quality and safety culture in health
care organisations and builds on your understanding of the
principles and practice of quality management and improvement
gained through PUN213 Quality Management in Health. The unit
provides health managers, aspiring quality managers and
leaders with in-depth knowledge about the systems that
underpin governance of quality and safety in health care. You
will learn about contemporary national and international
approaches to building a culture of high performance, innovation
and reform in health care.
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PUN301 Occupational Health and Safety Law and
Policy
Credit Points 12
This Unit provides an overview of the many different aspects of
managing occupational health and safety associated policy and
law at an enterprise level. The Unit focuses on legislative
compliance for organisations, the relevant legislation, Codes of
Practice and industry standards, as well as how Policy is used to
design implementation and verification strategies. In addition,
the Unit has an emphasis on preparing the student with the
requirements to appropriately analyse and inform employers
within the scope of practice of a senior safety advisor/safety
manager. The Unit assessments provide students with the
opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained in an
organisational context. OHS Professionals are expected to
appropriately inform an organisation's senior management (Duty
Holders) to assist them in exercising their due diligence. The
assessments address both strategic analysis of policy and law,
as well as application in response to serious incidents or
breaches.
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PUN363 Environmental Health Law
Credit Points 12
Legal frameworks, such as the Public Health Act 2005, the
Environmental Protection Act 1994, the planning legislation, local
laws and other State and local legislation, provide the basis for
environmental health and environmental management practice.
A thorough understanding of this legislation, the prosecution
process and other legal frameworks is vitally important to the
practice of an environmental health professional. Major topics
covered include: an introduction to law and government, public
health law, planning and environmental law, local laws,
administrative law and investigation processes.
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PUN451 Disaster Management
Credit Points 12
This unit will develop your knowledge and understanding of the
principles and practice of disaster management including your
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ability to evaluate the effectiveness of current arrangements and
to apply those principles to system preparedness. This will equip
you to contribute significantly to reducing the adverse impacts on
human health and wellbeing, the economy and the physical and
natural environment.
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PUN452 Disaster Planning and Preparedness
PUN451. PUN451 may be enrolled in
Pre-requisites
the same teaching period as PUN452
Credit Points 12
This unit seeks to develop your in depth understanding and
ability to evaluate the systems, structures and processes
required to ensure essential services and the communities they
serve are prepared for disasters that threaten the health and
wellbeing of the community.
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PUN453 Disaster Response and Recovery
Credit Points
This unit seeks to develop your ability to manage the response
to disasters that threaten the health and wellbeing of the
community as well as the strategies required to affect the
recovery of the community and the maintenance and restoration
of essential services following disasters.
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PUN454 Leadership in Disaster Management
Credit Points
This unit develops your capacity to lead and manage a health
service that is prepared and capable of managing a major
incident. It is intended for those who are likely to be responsible
for designing response arrangements, instructing others in those
arrangements and for managing the health service strategically
throughout a major incident.
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PUN620 Concepts of Environmental Health
Credit Points
There is increasing evidence that the integrity of the
environments in which we live is under substantial pressure,
particularly from the way we live. The end result of such
pressure is that the basic and fundamental pre-requisites for
human health are threatened. The science of Environmental
Health has always been concerned with the study of the human -
environment interface, and now even more than ever,
practitioners are needed who understand this link and the
strategies available to control and minimize the risks associated
with environmental health hazards. Topics covered include: an
introduction to environmental health, ecosystems and
sustainability; environmental health issues (e.g. air pollution,
water and sanitation, waste and contaminated land,
communicable diseases and food safety, physical agents,
disaster management); and environmental health settings
including the built environment.
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PUN632 Leadership in Health Management
Anti-requisites
Credit Points
This unit is an in depth study of the strategic leadership and
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management of health services. Theoretical approaches to
leadership together with several practical examples are
presented to develop competencies to deal effectively with
organisational and system wide complexities and change. The
content has particular links with PUN106 Population Health and
the Master of Public Health course in its examination of health
system issues and the needs of diverse populations and
communities. The unit further develops skills in addressing
contemporary problems in public health related to the
management of health services and prepares students to
consider the strategic importance of leadership throughout all
public health areas.
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PUN640 Health Care Delivery and Reform
Credit Points 12
The aim of this unit is for you to explore systems of health care
both in Australia and internationally and the factors that influence
the design and functioning of those systems so that you may
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will use the Australian Health Care system as a case study but
seek to draw from our examination of that system the concepts
and analytical principles that may apply to all systems of health
care. This unit introduces conceptual frameworks fundamental to
the organization of health systems. Issues covered include the
structure, operations, funding and evaluation of health systems
and the evaluation of health system reform.
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12 PUN688 Health Policy in a Global Context
Pre-requisites PUN640
Credit Points 12
This unit provides you with the knowledge and skills required to
develop, implement and evaluate health policy in a global
context. Through theoretical grounding, evaluation of various
policy-making approaches and drawing on case studies globally,
key concepts are critically examined to highlight the challenges
involved in effective, efficient and equitable health policy-making.
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PUN704 Health Management Internship
HLN707 or PUN105 or HLN710 or
Pre-requisites
HLN405 or HLN706 or PUN103
Credit Points 24
This unit takes an experiential approach to synthesise your
knowledge of health care systems and skills of investigation and
analysis of complex information, problems to contribute to
professional practice and scholarship. This unit involves
placement in a health service or health policy organisation and
the planning and execution of a substantial research-based
project or equivalent capstone experience. You will be expected
to volunteer to work within the service during the period of the
internship. QUT staff will provide every endeavour to locate a
suitable placement. You may arrange your own placement
although the placement should ideally be an institution different
from one where you may be normally employed. The placement
may be undertaken with your employer, provided that a clearly
defined different experience is involved to that which is your
normal employment.
PUN610
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