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Learn more about opportunities to study Digital Mental Health with us.

You can study digital health through a range of programmes at Victoria University of Wellington, from engineering to critical humanities.

I would like an introduction to digital health

HLWB 209: Health Technologies and Innovation

Health technologies will massively increase the ability of health care systems to solve health problems and can improve health and wellbeing in communities. At the same time, they offer major challenges and complexities. This course will introduce health technologies that are and will have a major impact in New Zealand and globally. Students do not need to have prior health technology knowledge.

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I want to do an undergraduate degree focused on digital health

Bachelor of Health, majoring in Health Informatics

The Health Informatics major combines the study of technology and information systems, and considers how and when data is stored and kept confidential, how it is read and translated, and what to do with the information the data contains.

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I want to pursue digital health through...

Computer science

Bachelor of Science, majoring in Data Science

Develop technical skills in computing technologies, statistics, and mathematics and work with real data sets to develop a practical understanding of the social dimensions of data. Assess the ethics of data collection and use, question privacy and security issues, learn about the importance of communicating effectively with data and gain an overall understanding of the consequences of the data revolution.

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Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), majoring in Software Development

Learn to design, implement and maintain complex computer systems. Build and programme software systems that not only solve a problem, but are also efficient, robust and reliable. Graduate with the technical and communication skills to be a leader in the field of modern programming.

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Explore postgraduate and research opportunities in digital health

There are opportunities to work on digital health in a postgraduate capacity across many of our faculties, often involving supervisors from more than one area of expertise, such as engineering and health, or nursing and design innovation.

If you are interested in pursuing digital health at postgraduate level please contact the Digital Health Working Group.