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The AMU Bachelor Programs

Undergraduate qualifications for working professionals, with advanced standing available for Diploma holders with five years’ industry experience.

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The AMU Master of Business Administration

Designed for busy working professionals, this fully online MBA course is highly flexible and delivered with interactive, bite-sized content and personalised student support.

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Designed for busy working professionals, this fully online MBA course is highly flexible and delivered with interactive, bite-sized content and personalized student support.

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The AMU Doctor of Philosophy

An advanced research degree for professionals ready to make an original contribution to knowledge, with a parallel recognition pathway for experienced leaders through our Honorary Doctorate Recognition Program.

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MBA in Healthcare and Community Services Leadership

Lead sustainable, responsible and people-centred care organisations.

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Program details

Program codeMBA-HCS 2027-600
Recommended award titleMaster of Business Administration in Healthcare and Community Services Leadership
Primary focusPreparing managers, entrepreneurs and service leaders for healthcare, aged care, disability support, community services and related social-care industries.
DeliveryOnline – Self paced
Duration1 year
Course fee$8,000
Teaching resourcesVideo recorded sessions, AI Teacher, Computer marked assessments

This MBA prepares managers, entrepreneurs and service leaders for healthcare, aged care, disability support, community services and related social-care industries.

Suggested specialist areas

  • Healthcare and community-services systems
  • Digital health and AI-supported service delivery

Common MBA core units

The following eight units are completed by students enrolled in all three AMU MBA programs.

MBA 501 — Strategic Growth, Scaling and Competitive Advantage
MBA 502 — Entrepreneurial Mind-Set, Cognition and Ethics
MBA 503 — Social, Sustainable and Global Entrepreneurship
MBA 504 — Financial Literacy, Cash Flow and Venture Budgeting
MBA 505 — Entrepreneurial Marketing and Customer Validation
MBA 506 — Business Model Development and Business Planning
MBA 507 — Opportunity Assessment, Feasibility and Lean Start-Up Validation
MBA 508 — Business Law, Intellectual Property and Compliance

Electives

MBA-HCS 601 — Healthcare and Community Services SystemsExamines the structure, funding, governance and delivery of healthcare and community-service systems, including the relationships between governments, regulators, providers and service users.
MBA-HCS 607 — Digital Health and AI-Supported Service DeliveryExplores telehealth, digital records, AI-supported decision-making, remote monitoring and technology-enabled models of healthcare and community-service delivery.

Capstone

MBA-HCS 690 — Healthcare and Community Services Leadership CapstoneStudents complete an applied project involving service improvement, workforce planning, digital-health implementation, healthcare entrepreneurship, regulatory compliance or the development of a sustainable care-delivery model.

Progression pathway

Graduates of this MBA may apply for the AMU Doctor of Philosophy in Business and Management, specialising in Healthcare and Community Services Leadership, subject to admission requirements and program availability.

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