Explore your study options
Develop your practical skills in health education, communication, planning and management. Be a pioneer of 'upstream health care' – learn to design public programs to keep individuals and communities healthy and well.
Undergraduate
Undergraduate (your first degree)
An undergraduate degree is generally completed between two to four years, depending on the pattern of study and any recognition of prior learning you may have. Associate degrees, bachelor and bachelor with honours are all undergraduate degrees.
Postgraduate
Postgraduate (further study)
A postgraduate qualification can be undertaken by students who have already completed an undergraduate degree or possess significant, demonstrable work experience. Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters and PhDs, as well as specialist programs for industry professionals.
Research
Higher Degrees by Research (supervised research)
Research degrees are research based master’s or PhD programs that focus on a single area of expertise. They provide students the opportunity to carry out highly specialised research under expert supervision.
Choose a health promotion degree that will get you work ready
Deakin's health promotion degrees give you real-world experience – you'll work on actual health programs and research as part of your study. Graduate confident and ready to thrive in the jobs of tomorrow.
Apply your knowledge
Develop a sound knowledge of the contributors to health and illness. In turn, you'll learn, and be able to apply, effective strategies to promote health and change lives for the better.
Practice in industry
Gain access to our wide range of industry connections and partnerships, including the Austin Hospital, Northern Health and Western Health.
Professional recognition
Deakin’s health promotion courses are fully accredited by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). This means that graduates of certain courses can secure global recognition by registering with IUHPE as a Health Promotion Practitioner.
As a graduate you may also be eligible to become a member of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and obtain professional accreditation as a Health Promotion Practitioner with the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA).
Top professional roles in health promotion
Public health issues affect healthcare systems globally. With 301,000 new healthcare and social assistance jobs set to be created by 2026* you'll graduate highly-skilled and in demand. Roles you could explore include:
- aged and disability services officer
- community development officer
- health and wellbeing officer
- health educator
- health education program officer
- health promotion officer
- marketing or communications officer
- partnerships coordinator
- policy development (national/international social health and wellbeing)
- primary care partnership managers
- program development officer
- program evaluator
- project officer
- social planning and activities coordinator
- youth services officer.
Top 1% globally for public health
Be inspired by Deakin’s cutting-edge public health and health services research; ranked well above world standard.^ Choose a career that can positively affect the health of whole populations, small communities, or individuals.
Deakin is one of the only universities that combined the areas of health and marketing, so this made my decision much easier.
Courtney Dufty
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce
Industry-leading partnerships
Deakin’s industry-shaped courses and practical, real-world approach to learning will prepare you to be adaptable across the jobs of the future. Some of our partnerships include:
- Barwon Health
- Cancer Council Victoria
- Country Fire Authority
- Diabetes Australia
- Heart Foundation
- Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority
- VicHealth
- YMCA Australia.
Want to explore more?
- What's it really like to be a health promotion officer?
- Keen to do good? Check out the huge variety of health science careers
- How placement sets you up for a successful health sciences career
What's it really like to be a health promotion officer?
Discover how studying health promotion at Deakin will lead to a rewarding career promoting for a healthy lifestyle and changing people's lives for the better.
Keen to do good? Check out the huge variety of health science careers
Looking for a rewarding career where you help people live fuller, healthier and happier lives? Look no further than a career in health science.
How placement sets you up for a successful health sciences career
Discover how completing a placement as part of your health sciences degree will prepare you with the real-world skills for a successful career.
Footnotes
*2023 Employment Projections - for the ten years to 2033, Jobs and Skills Australia.
^State of Australian University Research 2018–19. Volume 1 ERA National Report.
Deakin references data from a range of government, higher education and reputable media sources. For more information, visit our list of sources.
Contact us
Got a question about our health promotion degrees? Our course advisers are available to speak to you about your study options and how we can help you further your career.
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