Graduate Diploma of Health Promotion

About the course

This Graduate Diploma develops advanced health promotion skills to improve health and wellbeing through prevention. You will learn to analyse causes of health issues and design, deliver and evaluate evidence-based initiatives at individual and community levels. Study areas include health communication, program planning and evaluation, health equity and policy, and research, with options to tailor learning via electives. This graduate diploma builds capability for practice in health promotion.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue roles supporting prevention-focused health initiatives across government, NGOs, community health services and workplaces. You may contribute to planning, implementing and evaluating health programs, developing health communication campaigns, and advancing equity-focused strategies to address chronic disease and wellbeing. Work may involve community outreach, school or workplace wellbeing programs, and policy- or research-informed health promotion activity. This graduate diploma supports careers in health promotion practice.

Living Costs in Melbourne**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 15 - 20	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,583 - 2,094	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,207 - 1,596
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 9	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 240 - 318

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)