Program Overview

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 Master of 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. Tailor your degree to your career goals with a range of practical specialisations and electives, from data analytics, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) to management, strategy, policy and opportunities to apply your learning by working on real-world digital health solutions with industry.

By completing La Trobe's Master of 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
• Discover powerful tools to effectively communicate health information to different audiences in the digital age
• Assess organisational preparedness for digital transformation and know how to plan and conduct successful digital transformation programs
• Graduate ready to work at the forefront of a progressive and secure healthcare system.

Specialisation: Cybersecurity in Business

Cybercrime is one of the biggest threats to businesses and organisations all over the world.

In this specialisation, you'll learn how to protect and manage information and information systems, and how to assess, develop and maintain security structures and controls. Gain an understanding of the technical, legal and regulatory environments in which cybersecurity operates. Discover how to respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents, and how to integrate cybersecurity into business and organisational strategies.