Schools & Departments

School of Dentistry and Oral Health

The School of Dentistry and Oral Health was established at the Bendigo campus in response to dentistry and oral health needs especially in rural and regional areas of Victoria.

School of Human Biosciences

The School of Human Biosciences is made up of a number of disciplines: Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Biophysical Sciences and Biosciences (Bendigo). It also incorporates the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors and the Forensic Expertise Profiling Laboratory.

School of Human Communication Sciences

• La Trobe Communication Clinic

School of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy has grown out of the need to understand the relationship between what a person does, that is their occupations, and their health and well-being. The School offers quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses and undertake research and consultancies, and community service activities in related fields.

School of Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is the treatment of movement disorders, pain and disabilities using physical techniques such as exercise, training, movement rehabilitation, mobilisation, manipulation, and the application of electrophysical agents.

School of Public Health

The School of Public Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences offers innovative and flexible undergraduate and postgraduate programs for prospective and experienced professionals and managers in the health and welfare sector.

• Health Information Management
• Department of Health & Environment (Bendigo)

School of Social Work and Social Policy

• School of Social Work and Social Policy (Albury-Wodonga)
• School of Social Work and Social Policy (Bendigo)
• Social Work at Mildura(Mildura)

Australian Centre for Evidence-Based Aged Care (ACEBAC)

ACEBAC, located at Bundoora Extended Care Centre (BECC), aims to improve the care of older people by advancing service delivery through research programs...

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society

• HIV futures six
• ProjectMen
• Mapping Gay Communities

The Bouverie Centre

The Bouverie Centre, Victoria's Family Institute, is a state-wide integrated clinical, academic and consultation agency specialising in family approaches in mental health service provision.

Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors (C.E.H.F)

Welcome to the web site of La Trobe University's Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, located in the School of Human Biosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University. The Centre was established in 1987 at the Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences. The Institute later became the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University. Since 2006 CEHF has been a member (under designation) of the World Health Organisation network of Collaborating Centres in Occupational Health, under the expanded title: Centre for Research and Teaching in Occupational Ergonomics, Health & Safety.

Mother and Child Health Research Centre

Mother & Child Health Research (MCHR) is a multidisciplinary public health research centre in the Division of Health Research in the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University. Established in 1991, MCHR has built a strong program of research addressing issues of major public health importance for mothers and children.

Musculoskeletal Research Centre

• Movement Laboratory

National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics

The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics is a Centre within the Division of Allied Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University. The mission of the National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics is to provide high quality, relevant education in prosthetics and orthotics.

Department of Clinical Vision Sciences

The Department of Clinical Vision Sciences, formerly School of Orthoptics, offers educational programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in clinical vision science, in particular the discipline of orthoptics.

• Clinical Education
• Orthoptic Virtual Clinic
• Orthoptic Continuing Education Series

Department of Paramedics

The introduction of the Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Paramedic Practice is an exciting new program that reflects the Faculty’s innovative approach.

Department of Podiatry

The Department of Podiatry at La Trobe University has been a key provider of podiatric education within Australia for over 30 years, offering quality teaching programs at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Podiatry Clinic

Australian Institute of Primary Care

• Centre for Health Systems Development
• Lincoln Centre for Research on Ageing
• Centre for Health Communication and Participation
• Gerontology Program

National Institute of Deaf Studies and Sign Language

The National Institute of Deaf Studies and Sign Language (NIDS) was established in 1993 to provide a national focus for research into the Australian Deaf community, its language Auslan (Australian Sign language), its culture and the education of deaf students. It houses the Australian Sign Language Research Facility, funded by the federal government, which includes a professional production unit for making videos and a unique specialist library.

John Richards Initiative - Research into aged care in rural communities

The John Richards Initiative has been established to lead research and innovation in rural aged care. In consultation with older people in rural communities and other stakeholders, the Initiative will undertake a program of research into rural aged care that improves well-being through:

• Informing innovative rural ageing policy;
• Exploring models of service provision for older people in rural communities that enhance their capacity to be resilient and self-determining;
• Developing and testing effective rural workforce planning strategies; and informing education.

Division of Nursing and Midwifery

The Division of Nursing and Midwifery offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in nursing and midwifery, and has facilities on all five (5) major la Trobe campuses.