Health Studies in Australia

The postgraduate health policy program provides students with a comprehensive and practical understanding of health systems and policy making processes. It offers a critical perspective on how health systems operate and the forces that shape the health policy environment.

Why study health policy with us?
 

• 100% online course delivery - this course is offered through our interactive online learning environment, giving you the flexibility to tailor your study schedule around your lifestyle. We also offer full-time and part-time options, allowing you to decide your study load.
• Learn how to develop and implement health policy.
• Analyse current health policies and policy processes.]
• Learn about the current issues in the Australian healthcare system.
• Develop applied skills in policy analysis, health financing, economic evaluation and critical appraisal techniques.
• Understand emerging issues from international trends.
• Identify and analyse politics and power in health policy.
• Gain a critical perspective on how healthcare is delivered in Australia
• Graduate with professional confidence to work across the health sector.

Who should study this course?

• Those who are already engaged in or planning careers in health policy who wish to extend their knowledge in health services, policymaking, leadership or health policy research.
• Health practitioners who are interested in management, leadership and strategic roles.

This program is offered at three award levels graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master's degree; completion of this graduate diploma program can be used as credit towards a master's degree. 

If you have graduated from a Monash Bachelor of Health Sciences or Bachelor of Public Health this honours year is designed for you. You also might be eligible if you come from another discipline. You'll be supervised primarily by staff from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, although opportunity exists for you to identify a project and co-supervisor with Monash partner organisations such as the Burnet Institute, the Baker-IDI (Heart and Diabetes Institute), and others.

In keeping with the degree's focus on health in a global context and the breadth of expertise in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) and its partner organisations, it is expected that a range of local, national, and internationally-focussed honours projects will be available.

Discover your new career in health.

Prepare to help your community with La Trobe's Diploma in Health. Whether you're looking for a supported pathway into the Bachelor of Health Sciences or if you want to head straight into entry level jobs in health services and organisations, we can give you the skills and knowledge you need.

Explore the social and psychological impacts of health and science. You'll learn the fundamentals of health sciences, including anatomy and physiology.

You'll study the same core health subjects as our Bachelor's degree students, so you'll immerse yourself in university life from day one. What's more, you could earn up to one year's worth of course credit (also called advanced standing) for the subjects you study. This could enable you to enter directly into the second year of a La Trobe Bachelor of Health Sciences.

We'll be with you every step on the way. As a Diploma student, you'll be able to access a dedicated Senior Support Adviser and peer mentors from health degrees. Our team can help you with career advice, academic support and navigating university processes. You can also access La Trobe's Careers Service to put together a plan for the future, with the skills to carry it out.

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