Start your journey to a Master's while championing digital transformation in healthcare
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Gain an in-demand skill set to design, implement and manage digital health solutions that meet the evolving healthcare needs of individuals and communities .
- Embrace a design-thinking mindset, using data-driven, human-centred and experience-based approaches.
- Advance your knowledge in new and emerging areas of digital health and examine their benefits, risks and ethical and legal implications .
- Discover powerful tools to effectively communicate health information to different audiences in the digital age.
- Assess organisational preparedness for digital transformation and know how to develop strategies for successful implementation of evidence-based digital health programs.
Entry requirements and pathways
Academic entry requirement
Prerequisites
Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).
Admission may be granted to applicants without an undergraduate degree but with relevant work experience.
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.
Pathways
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What you'll study
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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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Graduate Certificate in Digital Health course and career outcomes
However you choose to structure your study, La Trobe recognises your hard work. Here are the pathways you could follow as you move through your course.
Course intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills associated with evidence-based practice in digital health
- Apply contemporary principles and key concepts in the design, development, implementation and management of digital health solutions
- Analyse, interpret and present health-related data in a comprehensible form
Graduate Certificate in Digital Health career opportunities
After graduation, you could work across a wide range of commercial and public sector organisations.
As the healthcare system becomes more digitally enabled, future professionals will require additional skills to practice at the interface of healthcare and digital technologies. This changing landscape will create new careers, including:
- digital health analyst or consultant
- digital health project manager, coordinator or officer
- health data analyst.
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Fees and scholarships
Estimated course fees for domestic postgraduate students
Estimated fees per year (2026):
Indicative based on 2025 fees
$15,300 full course duration (per 60 credit points).
Note: 120 credit points represents full-time study for one year.
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) may be available.
Indicative CSP price $4,769 per 60 credit points.
Commonwealth supported places (CSP):
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for both current and future students. Find out what La Trobe scholarship opportunities might be available to you. View all available scholarships
Note: You must first have an offer to study at La Trobe before you are eligible to apply for a La Trobe scholarship.
Scholarships that may be available for this course
La Trobe Excellence Scholarships - Domestic Students
Albury-Wodonga Campus, Bendigo Campus, City Campus, Melbourne Campus, Mildura Campus, Shepparton Campus – Future postgraduate coursework, Australian Citizen
Duration of Course
Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) Program
Albury-Wodonga Campus, Bendigo Campus, Melbourne Campus, City Campus, Mildura Campus, Shepparton Campus – Future undergraduates, 1st year undergraduates, Australian Citizen, Humanitarian Visa, New Zealand Citizen, Permanent Resident
Full time enrolment and proof of relocation will be confirmed before payment is made into the recipient's bank account.
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How to apply
The application process can vary depending on the course.
Most postgraduate courses generally take 15 to 20 minutes.
You can apply for up to eight postgraduate courses. Please list these in order of your preference. If you’re eligible, you’ll receive an offer for your highest preference. If you change your mind, you can change your preferences through the application portal.
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If you’ve undertaken study in the past, you may be able to get credit toward your new postgraduate degree. This is called ‘advanced standing’.
Once you’ve enrolled in your course, you can apply for advanced standing by lodging an advanced standing application form.
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Overview
Key facts
| Award | Graduate Certificate in Digital Health |
|---|---|
| Start dates |
Indicative based on 2025 start dates LTU Term 2 (March 2026), LTU Term 3 (May 2026), LTU Term 4 (July 2026), LTU Term 5 (September 2026), LTU Term 6 (November 2026) |
| Duration | 0.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Available locations | Melbourne (Bundoora), Online |
| Scholarships | View fees and scholarships |
| Fees |
Indicative based on 2025 fees $15,300 full course duration (per 60 credit points).Note: 120 credit points represents full-time study for one year. Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) may be available. Indicative CSP price $4,769 per 60 credit points. Learn more about Fees and scholarships. |
About the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health
Gain an in-demand skill set to design, implement and manage digital health solutions that meet the evolving healthcare needs of individuals and communities with La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Digital Health.
Advance your knowledge in new and emerging areas of digital health, including health analytics, virtual care, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), websites, apps and social media. Explore these technologies and their applications by examining benefits, risks and their ethical and legal implications.
By completing La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Digital Health, you will:
- embrace a design-thinking mindset, using data-driven, human-centered and experience-based approaches to solutions
- gain an understanding of big data health analytics and explore how it can be applied to real-world applications
- understand how virtual care can provide accessible, equitable and effective healthcare
- discover powerful tools to effectively communicate health information to different audiences in the digital age, including healthcare professionals, government bodies, IT vendors, and patients
- assess organisational preparedness for digital transformation and know how to develop strategies for successful implementation of evidence-based digital health programs
- have the opportunity to apply for 60 credit points of advanced standing for our Master of Digital Health.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Certificate.
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