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Entry requirements and pathways

Academic entry requirement

Prerequisites

Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).

WAM - Weighted Average Mark (WAM) 65% or above.

Selection criteria

The University will access your official transcript upon application.

Note: Meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee an offer of a place. Entry into all La Trobe courses is based on competitive selection and there may be limited places available.

Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS)

For information on adjustment factors that may be applicable, such as those through Special Entry and Access Schemes (SEAS) and other La Trobe special access schemes see: Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing) is the recognition of prior study or learning that can be counted towards a qualification. This can reduce the number of subjects required to complete your course. The amount of credit received depends on the level and relevance of your previous study and the number of subjects completed.

The University will designate courses where there is only admission into Year 1 of the course. In these cases, there is limited credit. See list of limited entry courses.

To check if this course is available for credit, please visit the Advanced standing webpage.

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What you'll study

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

To qualify for the award of Master of Digital Health, students must complete a total of 240 credit points across 2 years.

Students wishing to undertake either Advanced Practice or Applied Research specialisations must have achieved a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65% at the end of the first year of the Master of Digital Health.

Students wishing to undertake specialisations other than Advanced Practice or Applied Research specialisations should select their specialisations after completing at least 90 credit points in the course.

Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:

120 credit points from chosen Core

Study options

Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.

Subject name	Subject code	Year	Credit points
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE	LTU0AIM	1	0
BIG DATA AND HEALTH ANALYTICS	DIG5BDM	1	15
COMMUNICATING DIGITAL HEALTH	DIG5CDM	1	15
DIGITAL HEALTH DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION	DIG5002	1	15
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS	PHE5EPB	1	15
STRATEGIC DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF HEALTH	DIG5001	1	15
SYSTEMS THINKING AND LEADERSHIP	PHE5STL	1	15
TRENDS IN DIGITAL HEALTH	DIG5CTD	1	15
VIRTUAL CARE AND THE INTERNET OF MEDICAL THINGS	DIG5VTH	1	15

A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.

A specialisation is a sequence of related subjects studied in your course. In some courses, you need to complete at least one specialisation to attain your degree.

Students to select one specialisation

Course specialisations	Specialisation code
Advanced practice StudyFlex	SPE-ADP01
Applied research StudyFlex	SPE-APR01
Artificial intelligence	SPE-ARF02
Cybersecurity in business	SPE-BUC01
Data analytics	SPE-DAT01
Health management StudyFlex	SPE-HEM01
Health strategy and policy StudyFlex	SPE-HSP01
Health systems, structures and funding StudyFlex	SPE-HSF01
Public Health StudyFlex	SPE-PHE02

For more information on these please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

See La Trobe University Handbook for more details

The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.

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