Diploma in Healthcare Management

Parkway College aspires to be the premier global private educational institution in the niche areas of Nursing Allied Health and Healthcare Management. The College provides opportunities for life-long learning, and equips its students with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the workplace.

Parkway College is the education arm of Parkway Group, Asia's leading and largest private healthcare services provider which owns Mount Elizabeth, Gleneagles and East Shore hospitals in Singapore

Course Description

This diploma programme is designed to equip students with a comprehensive knowledge of health care business, management, operations and quality. The management modules cover a wide range of business disciplines such as finance, marketing and management to facilitate an understanding of the role of business in today’s commercial world. The healthcare modules provide a strong foundation in healthcare operations and quality.

Course Outline

• Business Communication
• Economics
• Business Statistics
• Business Law
• Operations Management
• Human Resource Management
• Organization Behavior
• Principle of Management
• Financial Management
• Management Information System
• Principles of Marketing
• International Business
• Healthcare Management
• Healthcare Quality
• Patient Safety
• Healthcare Operations Management

Course Structure

• Duration: 3 semesters (6 terms) over 18 months
• Period : Apr 2009 to Oct 2010
• Mode of Delivery : Full-time (Monday to Friday)

Entry Requirement

Minimum academic qualifications:

- Local

• 4 GCE "O" levels credits including English (as a first language) Mathematics and 1 Science subject, but excluding CCA

For applicants whose entry qualification was not attained in English medium are to meet the following English language proficiency requirements:

• TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer-based) or
• IELTS with an overall score of at least 5.5

Applicants whose English language level does not meet the above minimum requirement may have to take an English Course prior to enrolment in the programme.