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Graduate Certificate in Digital Health

La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

About this program

Gain an in-demand skill set to design, implement and manage digital health solutions that meet the evolving healthcare needs of individuals and communities with La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Digital Health. Advance your knowledge in new and emerging areas of digital health, including health analytics, virtual care, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), websites, apps and social media. Explore these technologies and their applications by examining benefits, risks and their ethical and legal implications. By completing La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Digital Health, you will: embrace a design-thinking mindset, using data-driven, human-centered and experience-based approaches to solutions gain an understanding of big data health analytics and explore how it can be applied to real-world applications understand how virtual care can provide accessible, equitable and effective healthcare discover powerful tools to effectively communicate health information to different audiences in the digital age, including healthcare professionals, government bodies, IT vendors, and patients assess organisational preparedness for digital transformation and know how to develop strategies for successful implementation of evidence-based digital health programs have the opportunity to apply for 60 credit points of advanced standing for our Master of Digital Health. The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Certificate.

Fees & duration

Duration0.5 yr
Tuition (international)A$41,400
Application feeA$0

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall
PTE50 overall

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Course structure

  • Year 1: Big Data And Health Analytics
  • Communicating Digital Health
  • Digital Health Design And Implementation
  • Epidemiology And Biostatistics
  • Strategic Digital Transformation Of Health
  • Systems Thinking And Leadership
  • Trends In Digital Health
  • Virtual Care And The Internet Of Medical Things

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Admissions

Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent). Admission may be granted to applicants without an undergraduate degree but with relevant work experience.

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