Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers various programs for students interested in health administration and management.

Scholarships and Commonwealth Supported Placements

Rural health and nursing scholarships are available for allied health or nursing professionals living and working in rural areas. These scholarships are offered through the Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (S.A.R.R.A.H).

• Commonwealth supported places are also available.
• Other potential scholarship opportunities exist for nursing professionals through the Australian College of Nursing.
  • Flinders University also offers postgraduate coursework scholarships.

Short Courses

The university provides short courses that give students a taste of postgraduate study in health administration.

• Successful completion of these courses can lead to credit towards future postgraduate study at Flinders.
  • Current students can undertake short courses to fast track their postgraduate degree.

Study in Singapore or China

The university offers health administration and management programs in Asia, specifically in Singapore and China.

Singapore

• The program is delivered through a partnership with the Executive Counselling and Training Academy (ECTA).
• A combination of visiting academics from Australia and local Singaporean teaching staff deliver the program.

China

• The Master of Hospital Administration is offered in conjunction with Nankai University, located in Tianjin.
• The program is fully equivalent to the Master of Health Administration taught at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.
• Nankai University teaches basic MBA-style business topics, while Flinders teaches specialized health topics via intensive workshops.
• The program provides students with generic management skills and a deep understanding of issues facing hospital managers in health systems abroad and in China.
• The use of adult learning methods and small group work has been successful in discussing management problems in the Chinese health system.
• Lectures are delivered in English and translated by a translator with content knowledge, with all teaching materials translated into Chinese.

Program Details

The Master of Hospital Administration program is particularly relevant to hospital executives in China, addressing major health system reforms and challenges in financing, rural health, risk management, and workforce development.