Master of Health Promotion

at Deakin University

Course structure

To complete the Master of Health Promotion students must attain 16 credit points.

The Master of Health Promotion is typically 8, 12 or 16 credit points. The exact number of credit points you study depends on how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) – your professional experience and previous qualifications – which can save you time and money.

The course comprises 8 core units (these are compulsory) and 8 elective units (which must include a minor or major project).

The majority of core and elective units will be offered in online and campus mode. Some units may also be offered in block mode.

All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).

Core units
 

• Academic Integrity (0 credit points)
• Health Promotion
• Health Communication
• Needs Assessment and Health Program Planning
• Research Literacy
• Health Program Evaluation
• Contemporary Health Issues and Policies
• Qualitative Health Research
• Health Equity and Human Rights

Admission is based on:
 

• Bachelor degree or higher in any discipline, or
• Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent

Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.

Estimated tuition fee - full-fee paying place
$38,000 for 1 yr full-time AUD

The 'Estimated tuition fee' is provided as a guide only based on a typical enrolment of students completing the first year of this course. The cost will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the length of your course and any approved Recognition of Prior Learning.

The health sector is Australia’s largest and fastest-growing. Contemporary health challenges such as obesity, mental health, climate change and an ageing population have increased the demand for skilled health promotion practitioners able to address the underlying social and ecological determinants of ill health and lead in the promotion of wellbeing.

With a Master of Health Promotion you can take advantage of this demand. Health promotion practitioners are employed locally and globally in all levels of government, health services, the education sector, private business and non-government, not-for-profit and community organisations. This also includes national and state-wide peak authorities such as VicHealth, the National Heart Foundation, Asthma Foundation, Gender Equity Victoria and The Cancer Council. Some of the areas you could be working in include:
 

• community development
• social planning and activities
• health education
• program development and evaluation
• advocacy
• policy development
• youth services
• aged and disability services
• women’s health
• migrant, refugee and asylum seeker services