HEALTH

As a health professional, you’ll finish each day knowing you’ve made a difference in someone’s life. When you study health at La Trobe, that could be you.

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Graduate Highly Employable

At La Trobe, there are many ways to start your career in health. You can choose from a range of courses in Victoria, from digital health to dentistry and nursing to nutrition –there’s always a course to transform your passion into a rewarding career.

Our emphasis on hands-on learning and real skills are some of the reasons why employers love our health grads – and it shows, with Victorian employers ranking La Trobe graduates as their number one for adaptability, collaboration, employability and more.1

Global Impact In Health

We’re proud of our achievements as a leading university in health. That’s why we’re ranked in the top 20 worldwide for our support for healthcare professions, our research on key diseases and conditions, and the health of our students and staff. 2

1. Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching, 2022 Employment Satisfaction Survey

2. Times Higher Education (THE), 2023, Impact Rankings 2023: good health and well-being

3. Times Higher Education (THE), 2023, Impact Rankings 2023: decent work and economic growth

4. Times Higher Education (THE), 2023, Impact Rankings 2023: good health and well-being

5. Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020-2022, ComparED: Health Services & Support (Undergraduate)

INDUSTRY-STANDARD FACILITIES

Prep for placements with high-tech manikins in a fully immersive hospital experience at our Nursing and Midwifery Simulation Labs. Work with real athletes and teams at our world-class Sports Park precinct. Or work directly with the community in our Communication Clinic, harnessing the latest audio and speech technologies.

AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST RURAL HEALTH SCHOOL

The La Trobe Rural Health School has a range of simulation and contemporary learning spaces for health students to safely develop the clinical and critical thinking skills that are vital for a career as a health professional.

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Build Experience While You Study

La Trobe's clinical approach is unique, featuring dedicated academic teaching and research spaces that have been established by the University, and embedded in partner hospitals such as the Northern Health, Austin Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Alfred Health – so undergraduate students can benefit through practice-based training from their third year of study.

We’re committed to preparing students for the world of work, and it shows – La Trobe is in the top 20 worldwide for our share of students taking work placements, our employment practices and research on economic growth and employment. 3

LEARN IN LEADING HOSPITALS THROUGH ON-SITE CLINICAL SCHOOLS AND WORK PLACEMENTS

I FIND THE BACHELOR OF NURSING REALLY GREAT. YOU GET TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF PATIENTS AND UNDERSTAND THEIR FORMS OF TREATMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MANIKINS IN NURSING SIMULATION LABS WHILE WE STUDY.

TOP 20 WORLDWIDE FOR SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS, RESEARCH ON KEY DISEASES, AND STUDENT AND STAFF HEALTH 4

89.9% OF UNDERGRADUATES FROM HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT DEGREES FOUND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN FOUR MONTHS OF GRADUATION5