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: Advanced Practice

The hallmark of this specialisation is discovery: preparing you to meet an organisational need with innovative ideas where there may be no existing solutions. Previous graduates addressed a specific issue or challenge to enhance patient/consumer outcomes.

In this specialisation, you'll learn how to apply evidence-based practices, deliver high-quality care, and develop leadership capabilities to promote health and wellbeing for individuals, groups and communities. Get the opportunity to specialise in areas that may include extended clinical assessment and evaluation, advanced clinical interventions, case management, therapeutic communication, professional digital literacy, leadership and management, and health promotion and advocacy.