Learn more about our 100% online and accelerated health course portfolio
Nursing
Enhance your practice as a registered nurse and choose from one of two specialisations.
Gain advanced skills in mental health nursing.
Build skills in mental health nursing.
Continue your professional development as a registered nurse.
Gain fundamental skills in mental health nursing.
Mental Health
Gain contemporary, person-centred knowledge and build a comprehensive mental health practice.
Build the mental health knowledge and skills to successfully engage with children and adolescents across settings.
Gain fundamental skills in mental health practice.
Gain a strong understanding of child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing.
Public Health
Be able to respond to current and emerging issues in public health and choose from one of two specialisations.
Gain the foundational knowledge and skills you need for a career in public health practice.
Drive transformative change in global health by improving health outcomes and promoting health equity across diverse populations.
Gain the essential skills to address critical health challenges and focus on promoting health equity within communities.
Why study with VU Online?
Innovative award-winning study model
Our postgraduate online Block Model, winner of the LearnX Live! Award 2021 ‘Best Online Learning Model’, recognises the complexity of your life while giving you a consistent, manageable and connected online learning experience.
Allied with industry
Our partnership with Orygen, Australia’s centre of excellence in youth mental health, will build the future mental health workforce capacity through research, education and training opportunities for Victoria University (VU) Online students.
Designed to impact the future of health
With a portfolio of in-demand health degrees designed and developed with industry, Victoria University (VU) Online Health is innovative and dynamic, with the ability to respond to changing world circumstances in health to stay at the leading edge of online education.
Determined to impact the future of health. Dedicated to your success.
At Victoria University (VU) Online Health the future of health is innovative, connected with industry, creates opportunity and supported by community. Our vision is to provide the best online education in Australia. We’re ambitious and passionate, and determined to make a positive impact in health.
Innovation
We’re determined to educate the health industry of the future, through world-class innovative postgraduate online health programs that are designed to meet the health demands of today and the challenges of tomorrow, while providing the highest-level of online learning.
With a portfolio of in-demand programs in the future of health and our consistently high-levels of student satisfaction, we’re already delivering on our goals.
Industry
We’re determined to educate the health industry of the future, through world-class innovative postgraduate online health programs that are designed to meet the health demands of today and the challenges of tomorrow, while providing the highest-level of online learning.
With a portfolio of in-demand programs in the future of health and our consistently high-levels of student satisfaction, we’re already delivering on our goals.
Opportunity
We believe in opportunity — that it doesn’t matter where you come from, but where you are going— and that better health is for everyone.
We offer degrees that empower you to progress over time, putting your dream qualification in reach – regardless of educational background.
Community
We believe it takes the support of community to succeed.
When you study with Victoria University (VU) Online you’re part of a vibrant, virtual community of like-minded peers, actively supported to achieve your professional goals.
Personalised, 1:1 Support has you covered seven days a week and in the evenings with our team on the other end of your call.
Our passionate, supportive community is dedicated to your success, empowering you to make an impact in the future of health.
Innovative and in-demand: Victoria University Online — educating the health industry of the future
Victoria University (VU) Online offers postgraduate courses in nursing, mental health, mental health nursing, child and adolescent mental health and public health for individuals passionate about making an impact in health. Industry demand has shown the need for skilled professionals in the health setting, and this is only set to increase.
for employment in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry by 2035.
invested by the Australia Government to grow mental health workforce and to strengthen governance across the sector as part of the Workforce.
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Frequently asked questions
Studying a postgraduate degree in health with Victoria University (VU) Online gives you an opportunity to extend your existing competencies while developing new capabilities in leadership, research and innovation. Whether you’ve got your eye on a promotion, another form of career development or you want to be ready for the future of health, you can give yourself the best chance of success with a postgraduate degree.
Victoria University (VU) Online Health offers several postgraduate online courses for individuals who want to upskill and take their career to the next level.
Did you know?
- Research from Burning Glass (2020) shows that 93 per cent of roles advertised for a Nurse Unit Manager require a postgraduate degree.
- According to 2021 data from Burning Glass, there was 72% growth in job postings for mental health nurses from 2015 to 2020.
- According to recent data, the number of job postings that required working with mental health almost doubled from 2015 to 2020. This was one of the most requested specialised skills across all jobs in 2020 (Burning Glass, 2021).
- In October 2021, the Australian government launched The National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, highlighting the growing demand for experts in this area. By undertaking the only university qualification for child and adolescent mental health in Australia, you can make a difference.
- 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.
Each course within Victorian University (VU) Online Health has its own entry requirements for students who wish to apply.
Learn more about the requirements for the Master of Nursing, the Master of Public Health, the Master of Mental Health, Master of Mental Health Nursing, and the Master of Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
With a 15.8% projected growth for employment in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry over the next 5 years, the need for professionals with expert knowledge in the health space is only set to grow. According to recruitment firm Randstad, healthcare is Australia’s fastest-growing job category of 2022. That growth is expected to continue, with a projected 2 million health professionals needed in Australia by 2025, according to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC).
The Australian Government is investing $89.2 million to grow the mental health workforce and to strengthen governance across the sector as part of the Workforce and Governance pillar of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan - Stage 2.
Roles in public health are diverse and in high demand. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Australian government data showed that health care and social assistance was Australia's fastest-growing industry, projected to add another 250,000 jobs by 2023.
Research by Health Workforce Australia (HWA) shows that, due to the aging workforce and many other factors, there could be a shortfall of more than 100,000 nurses by 2025, and 123,000 by 2030.
What our students say
I am receiving a lot of support from my facilitators and my Student Success Advisor, who boosts my confidence and self-esteem.
What our students say
It was personally satisfying connecting and collaborating with a range of industry professionals. Many have become valuable work contacts, some even lifelong friends and career mentors.
What our students say
The flexibility, relevance and opportunity that VU Online brings to higher education are testaments to excellence in teaching and learning.
Latest news
Becoming a Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) is an excellent option for nurses who want to lead teams, advance their careers and increase their earning potential.
Working in youth mental health has never been more important, with nearly two in five young people reporting experiences of mental illness in the last two years. Unsurprisingly, demand for mental health services has also skyrocketed since the pandemic.
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