Health promotion
Discipline
Studying health promotion at Deakin can propel you into a rewarding career that contributes to the promotion of good health and wellbeing. Our courses give you the theoretical and practical grounding to start changing lives for the better.
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.
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.
Study online at the #1 Victorian uni for graduate employment
Deakin's online health promotion degrees are designed to fit your lifestyle and career goals so you can study anytime, anywhere. Join more than 78,000 online students who have already graduated from Deakin.
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.
Deakin is one of the only universities that combined the areas of health and marketing, so this made my decision much easier.
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce
#36 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.
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.
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*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.
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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