Program learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will have:

• A strong capacity for collecting, monitoring and critically reviewing evidence to inform health service practice and program delivery
• Critical analytical and decision-making skills that incorporate ethical, social and global issues in relation to health economics, management and policy
• Awareness of an openness to self-reflection and their impact on those they seek to influence
• Effective interpersonal skills demonstrated through management/leadership capability and the capability to work effectively in teams to deliver expected outcomes
• Professional proficiency in the utilisation of information and technology in health economics, management and policy contexts
• The ability to apply a range of health theories to identify and plan for the health needs of the community or specific at risk groups
• The ability to identify and assess social, behavioural and environmental factors affecting health and illness
• The ability to develop effective and efficient approaches to health services and programs
• The ability to evaluate and improve health services, using appropriate research methods
• Specialised knowledge of theories, models and concepts relevant to health economics, management and policy and be proficient in their application
• Expertise in applying research principles and methods for the purpose of conducting substantial health economics, management and policy projects
• Cognitive, technical and creative skills to support the recognition, definition, analysis, and solving of complex health economics, management and policy problems: successes and more importantly failures
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders