Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Health Sciences
Double degree
ATAR and location:Melbourne: 82.75
Duration: 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent4 years full-time
Why study health promotion at La Trobe?
High employability
89.9 per cent of our health services and support undergraduates found employment within four months of graduation.
Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), 2023, ComparED: Health Services & Support (Undergraduate)
Top 200 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 200 for clinical and health.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2022, World University Rankings 2023 by subject: clinical and health
Real work settings
Learn in Victoria’s leading hospitals through our on-site clinical schools and work placements.
Find out more about our health placements
Courses
Looking to study health promotion? It's available as a major in our Bachelor of Health Sciences and as a second major in our Bachelor of Arts; or a range of courses related to this interest area is listed below.
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Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
ATAR and location:Melbourne: NCOnline: N/P
Duration: 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent; 2.5 years accelerated3 years full-time; 2.5 years accelerated
Bachelor of Health Sciences
Popular course StudyFlex course ATAR and location:Melbourne: 55.05Bendigo: 60.25Online: NC
Duration: 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent3 years full-time
Diploma in Health Sciences
StudyFlex course ATAR and location:Melbourne: 40
Duration: 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Diploma of Rural Health
ATAR and location:Albury-Wodonga: N/PBendigo: 41Mildura: N/PShepparton: N/P
Duration: 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Laughter, Resilience and Wellbeing
Laughter, resilience and wellbeing. Develop your practice and promote mental health and wellbeing through humour and laughter-related therapies and techniques.
Master of Health Administration
Popular course StudyFlex course
Location: City Online
Duration: 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent2 years full-time
Career opportunities in health promotion
Career pathways
Studying health promotion builds transferable skills in communication, analytical thinking and problem solving to prepare you for a range of careers.
Possible roles include:
- Health promotion officer
- Community development worker
- Workplace health coordinator
- Health educator
- Youth and community programs officer
- Aboriginal community service worker
Future employers
Potential employers of health promotion graduates include:
- Community Health
- Asthma Foundation
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Hepatitis Victoria
- Telethon Kids Institute
- Gambler’s Help West
- Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre