Master of Digital Health (0101684)

 La Trobe's Master of Digital Health gives students the specialized skills to design, develop, implement and manage digital health technologies. Designed in consultation with industry to meet the evolving health needs of individuals and communities, students will develop advanced knowledge in new and emerging areas of digital health. This includes virtual and telehealth, the Internet of Medical Things, epidemiology and biostatistics, data analytics, social media and more. They will explore the latest digital health technologies and their applications in healthcare, public health and health promotion. They'll examine both the benefits and risks of these technologies, as well as the various ethical and legal implications.

The Master of Digital Health allows students to build a specialised skillset that will set them apart in the workplaces of tomorrow. They can curate their degree and fit it to their passions and career goals. Students can specialise in Advanced Practice or Applied Research in the second year and chose from a wide range of electives in data and business analytics, ehealth and health informatics, public health, digital marketing, technopreneurship, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and more.

Students will expand their professional network and experience while discovering what it's like to lead digital health innovations. Students will graduate ready to harness the technologies of the future and be at the forefront of an accessible, progressive and secure healthcare system.

Students will learn:

• Big Data and the Internet of Medical Things (IoT).
  • Gain an understanding of Big Data and the IoT landscape in health and explore how it can be applied to real-world applications.
• Telehealth and virtual models of care
  
  • Explore the implementation and delivery of telehealth and virtual care to provide accessible, equitable and effective healthcare.
• Trends in digital health
  • Investigate the applications of digital health innovations, and their impact on the roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals, patients and technical specialists.
• Health communication in the digital age
  • Discover how digital platforms can be used as powerful tools for effective health communication and develop skills to communicate strategically in the digital age.
• Strategic digital transformation of health
  • Examine organizational readiness to undertake digital transformations, and understand how strategies and roadmaps can support these journeys.
• Digital health design and implementation
  • Co-design solutions using learning health system and implementation science approaches.