Masters (Coursework)
Digital health represents a global strategic shift in health promotion, maintenance and restoration across all health disciplines and provides employment opportunities within a range of settings, including hospital information technology, biotechnology and consumer technology, business analytics in health care, and medical and health big data.
A professional working in this industry needs to understand the importance of a digitally connected ecosystem that directly benefits the health care sector. Professionals in this area also need to be equipped with critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and to pursue further learning in order to maintain relevance in an industry that is fast-paced and continually evolving.
The Master of Digital Health is designed to ensure that you develop advanced expert knowledge and understanding of industry-relevant digital health concepts, advanced skills as a generalist or in an area of specialisation, and develop multidisciplinary skills suitable for the health and health IT industries.
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .
International applicants must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
Bachelor degree in Health or Information Technology
OR
Bachelor degree in any other field of study
OR
ACU's Graduate Certificate in Digital Health
NOTE: Applicants having completed ACU's Graduate Diploma in Digital Health will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of up to 80 credit points.
NOTE: Applicants having completed ACU's Graduate Certificate in Digital Health will be eligible for recognition of prior learning of up to 40 credit points.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.
Examples of potential employment settings include: