Program Overview

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Informatics and Digital Health is a program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve patient outcomes and clinician experiences through the application of digital health and data analytics. Developed in partnership with Queensland Health and the Digital Health CRC, this program focuses on national and state digital health priorities.

Program Highlights

• Embrace the flexibility of a 100% online modular program that allows you to study around other commitments.
• Develop and apply clinical informatics tools to improve healthcare outcomes, operations, and management practice.
• Learn to embrace change and become an innovative leader with the ability to identify, explain, and use digital technologies in the health field.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or
• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, plus 2 years full-time equivalent, relevant work experience, or
• To have completed post-secondary studies, plus 3 years full-time equivalent, relevant work experience. You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification. Relevant disciplines include: medicine, nursing, midwifery, psychology, counselling, social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, allied health, human services, pharmacy, sports medicine, and audiology. Relevant work experience means:
  • Work experience in a relevant discipline (see above), or
  • Work experience in areas such as business, commerce, economics, IT, and engineering.

Fees and Scholarships

Indicative Annual Fee

Approximate yearly cost of tuition (8 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.

• $4,770 (2026)

Government Assistance

As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.

Scholarships

You may be eligible for more than 100 scholarships, including:

• Qin Sirong and Yin Hongxiu Scholarship
• Business Scholarship for Chinese Students
• Paul Compton Scholarship
• William Ivers Memorial Scholarship

How to Apply

All international applications should be submitted to UQ. The program code for the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Informatics and Digital Health is 5729. International students who want to study this program will not be eligible for a Student Visa (subclass 500). To study this program in Australia, you will need an Australian visa or residency status with sufficient study entitlement. Some programs can also be studied from outside Australia.

Career Possibilities

Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

• Clinical informatics analyst
• Digital health data analyst
• Health informatics consultant
• EMR manager
• Chief digital health officer
• Chief data and analytics officer
• Chief allied health information officer
• Chief medical information officer
• Director of quality and safety

Professional Memberships

When you graduate, you may be eligible for memberships with the following professional organisations:

• Australian Institute of Digital Health

What You'll Study

At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study in this program:

• Digital Health Foundations
• Digital Health in Action
• Data and Analytics for Quality Improvement
• Re-imagining Healthcare

How You'll Learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

• Online study

Program Structure

See courses and program structure for more details on the program's composition and requirements.