School of Public Health
Postgraduate programs
The School offers a rich and varied array of postgraduate programs across the whole field of public health, from specialised graduate certificates to the broad-ranging masters degrees in health science and in public health.
For more detail, including qualifications offered, admission requirements, staff and contact details just click on the name of the program.
For postgraduate offerings in Counselling, Art Therapy and Human Services, go to Counselling and Psychological Health .
For all Bendigo-based programs, go to the Health and Environment page.
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A Master of Public Health (MPH) is an internationally recognised degree which qualifies graduates to work all over the world in a wide variety of public health settings. In Victoria, we offer a collaboratively-delivered MPH through the Victorian Consortium for Public Health (VCPH) of four major universities, Deakin, La Trobe, Monash, and The University of Melbourne. Whilst teaching a common Part I, the universities offer their own specialised Part II, each reflecting the research and experience of its own staff. |
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Designed to meet the learning needs of health care managers and clinical and support services professionals who are interested in health policy or management. Managers with experience in other industries who are planning to transfer to the health care sector may also be considered for entry to the program. One course is tailored to the increasingly specialised needs of the manager in Aged Care. |
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The Master of Health Sciences aims to produce graduates who are able to develop and to translate health and health-related policy into effective programs and services, particularly in the specialist areas of primary health care, health promotion, health administration and rehabilitation counselling. The course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to conduct applied research in health settings and to develop, implement and evaluate health-related programs and services. |
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For those with an interest in health policy or whose work requires policy skills, or who are seeking skills that may support a career shift. This program has been developed to assist students to understand the changing contexts of policy making, to analyse extant policy and to participate in policy making and policy advocacy in their fields. |
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To support the development of health promotion skills in the health professions. Specifically, to assist health professionals to integrate health promotion into their professional practice and to help them gain the skills that will enable a career shift into health promotion if that is their wish. |
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The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Methodology is offered by most Schools of the Faculty to permit graduates or diplomates lacking appropriate qualifications to obtain the necessary preparation for study at higher degree by research level. |
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Introduces the theory of health promotion practice as applied to palliative care. The overall objective of the course is to develop leaders with ideas for innovative practices |
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To put spirituality explicitly on the agenda of our healthcare curriculum; to ensure that discussions of spirituality are not separated from people’s experience of themselves and their relationships and their environment; and to expose these discussions to the critical scrutiny of a range of academic and practice disciplines. |
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Aims to meet the needs of a wide range of graduates who wish to develop knowledge and skills that will enable them to pursue career interests in areas associated with older people. The program is relevant to a wide range of health professionals.
Please note: this program is now offered by the Australian Institute for Primary Care. |
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For health and community support professionals who have formal responsibilities for improving the quality of services and operations. Increasingly, human services organisations are choosing or are required to develop explicit quality systems. These systems involve the development or adoption of quality standards, monitoring of activities against these standards and responding with appropriate service development initiatives. |
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Designed for mental health and human services professionals such as those involved in counselling, psychotherapy or consultancy. Gestalt therapy is an approach to working with people that is "field sensitive" (contextual and holistic), phenomenological (subjective and descriptive), dialogic and contactful (relational). |
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To prepare students from a range of health and human service delivery backgrounds to work with populations characterised by chronic illness or disability. Rehabilitation concepts and practices are relevant to professionals working in a wide variety of settings including the health, education, welfare, occupational and industrial arenas. |
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