Health promoting palliative care
Why study Health promoting palliative care?
Health promoting palliative care provides students with the opportunity to examine connections and make links between policy, organisation and practice in health promotion and in palliative care, and to develop skills for interventions at each of these levels. The overall objective is to develop leaders with ideas for innovative practices in health promoting palliative care.
La Trobe's is the only palliative care program in Australia to be taught within a School of Public Health. It uniquely qualifies graduates for practice as health promotion workers in palliative care settings. Students will have the opportunity to undertake either a health promotion project or field practice as part of their major. La Trobe offers the flexibility to undertake subjects by distance education or face-to-face mode.
Career opportunities
It is assumed that most students will have a background in one of the health professions. Consequently, the emphasis is on developing new skills that assist students to develop the health promotion aspects of their profession and apply these in the field of palliative care.
Health Professionals from community health services, local government, drug and alcohol services, aged care, women’s health, acute hospital units or acute hospital/community liaison will be able to move into the field of health promoting palliative care itself.
Courses
Local students
| Offer year | Course title | Campus(es) | Duration | Semester starts |
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| 2013 | Graduate Certificate in Health Promoting Palliative Care |
Distance education
Melbourne (City) |
1 year part-time. | Semester 1 and 2 (March and July) |
Graduate Certificate in Health Promoting Palliative Care continued…
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| 2013 | Master of Health Sciences |
Melbourne
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2 years full-time or part-time equivalent. | Semester 1 and 2 (March and July) |
Master of Health Sciences continued…
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How to apply?
Methods of application vary from course to course. Please see the course entry above for details of how to apply for the course you are interested in.
Fees and scholarships
Postgraduate coursework programs are either:
- Fee-paying (where you pay the full cost of the course). FEE-HELP is available.
- CSP (Commonwealth Supported Place), subsidised by the Commonwealth Government where you pay a contribution towards course costs. HECS-HELP is available.
Students enrolled for certain postgraduate coursework programs may be eligible for student income support.
International students
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| Offer year | Course title (CRICOS) | Campus(es) | Duration | Semester starts | Annual Tuition Fee (AUD) |
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| 2013 | Master of Health Sciences (075420D) |
Melbourne (City)
Melbourne Bendigo |
2 years | Semester 1 (March) | $27 080 |
Master of Health Sciences continued…
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How to apply?
Enquire now about any course for international students or find out how to apply.
Fees and scholarships
Estimated fees for international students are indicated for each course above. Fees are indicative only and set at 120 credit points per course, unless otherwise stated, and may vary depending on the number of credit points in which students enrol. Some courses may vary in credit point load and fees will be adjusted accordingly.
There is also a range of scholarships available for international students to assist students.
Your study experience
Health promoting palliative care placements
Within the Master of Health Sciences students have the opportunity to undertake either a health promoting palliative care project or field practice for the duration of one semester.
Overseas study opportunities
You may be eligible for our student exchange program.
Student profiles
Students from our Faculty talk about their experience at La Trobe.
About the academic staff
You'll get to meet a large number of academics during your course, from tutors through to lecturers. You can view all the staff from the Faculty of Health Sciences or focus on staff in Health promoting palliative care.


