Study Public Health
Discover how to help people and communities prevent disease and promote good health
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Why study public health at La Trobe?
Shape the future of healthcare by building the skills needed to prevent disease, promote good health, and improve health systems. Our programs blend public health expertise with the latest digital health innovations to help you protect communities and drive positive change.
- Develop specialised skills for careers in digital health, health data analytics, and public health leadership.
- Gain a global perspective, enabling you to work in health systems worldwide.
- Build a strong foundation in critical public health subjects and enhance your research capabilities.
- Benefit from flexible learning options, including online study, designed to fit with your life and work commitments.
- Lead public health initiatives and prepare for management roles in evolving healthcare environments.
Top 150 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 150 for public health.
ShanghaiRanking, 2024, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024: Public Health
Leaders in health and wellbeing
We're ranked 4th in Australia and 12th in the world for advancing healthier communities and supporting health equity.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2024 Impact Rankings 2024: good health and well-being
Practical experience
Put theory into practice with professional placements in Australia and overseas.
Find out more about our health placements
Start with our most popular public health courses
It was an amazing experience; the lecturers were just awesome. They nurtured and supported you as a person, not just as a student. The social work field has so much more versatility than some of the other industries that I've worked in.
As an online student, there isn't a lot of interaction between yourself and other students, so when the opportunity to go on a study tour in Vietnam came up, I was very excited. We spent two weeks travelling around Vietnam, observing culture and nutrition. There were so many highlights of the experience, we were so lucky to have the opportunity to see so much
Under the mentorship of my visionary supervisors, I felt at home - as though I had found my place, where I would be heard and would grow and learn so much about the world. It has been an honour and a privilege to have had the mentorship and guidance of an extraordinary supervisory team.