GCACA Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Administration

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Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Administration is only available on a part-time basis. The course is offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.

The course articulates with the 36 unit Graduate Diploma in Health Administration and the 54 unit Master of Health Administration, and the sequentially developed topics enable progression through the three awards.

The course is also available as an exit award from the Graduate Diploma in Health Administration and the Master of Health Administration, subject to meeting the requirements in the Program of Study below. In order to be able to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Administration students must indicate their intention to not to proceed with their degree and request that they exit with the Graduate Certificate in Aged Care Administration.

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Program of study overview

Program of study notes

Program of study
18 Units

Year 118 Units

Core13.5 Units

Option4.5 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold a degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution and have not less than two years professional experience in the health or aged care sector following completion of the degree or equivalent qualification.

However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Aims

The course is designed to provide students who are working in health and aged care, whatever their professional background, with the opportunity to acquire deeper knowledge and enhanced skills in aged care management.

The course builds on the students' current workplace experience and promotes the application of management theories to existing problems. This strong industry focus is aimed at delivering direct benefits to students through knowledge and to aged care workplaces through its application. The course will introduce students to some core competencies, successful completion of which will better equip them to carry out management tasks and allow them to proceed if they wish, to further graduate level coursework.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:

Apply knowledge of management methods to your practice in managing people and resources

Appreciate the policy and system dynamics driving change in the aged care sector

Enhance your career potential and capacity for life-long learning

Student progression rules

Failure to complete the course within 4 consecutive semesters or the award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Professional accreditation and recognition

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