Victoria University

Master of Public Health (Health Promotion)

The demand for public health professionals is significant and expected to grow. According to Job Outlook, there’s been a 22% growth in public health and disease prevention related job postings compared to last year, with this trend expected to continue. In addition, Burning Glass Labour (2020) insight analysis reveals significant volumes of job postings for professionals that may benefit from a postgraduate public health qualification.

VU Online’s Master of Public Health, with two specializations in Health Promotion and Global Health Leadership, is designed for professionals passionate about influencing positive change in public health through gaining the skills to tackle current and emerging issues in local and global contexts.

Health Promotion units

• Innovative and Evidence-Based Health Promotion - Unit code: HPO7008

This unit expands students' capacity to build substantive practical skills and theoretical knowledge required to become the next generation of health promotion professionals prepared to ensure currency and sustainability in health promotion actions.

• Social Media and Social Marketing Approaches to Health Promotion - Unit code: HPO7009

This unit equips students with the knowledge and skills to navigate challenges associated with contemporary social media and social marketing concepts and theories, and provides the tools to implement health promotion programs which have integrity, focus, and the ability to reach diverse populations.

• Global Contexts of Health Promotion Practice with Diverse Populations - Unit code: HPO7010

This unit challenges students to propose health promotion strategies designed to further drive change and impact across the social and ecological determinants of health. Students will build health promotion development skills through interrogation of health promotion approaches with vulnerable and diverse populations across the globe.

• Research Project - Unit code: HNO7901

In this capstone unit, students consolidate their training by investigating a significant issue in their specialization through undertaking a research project. Students will strengthen their evidence-based research capabilities by participating in a number of key phases and activities of an evidence-based research project to inform practice.