Public Health in Practice

Subject POPH90227 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2013.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 26 Hours
Total Time Commitment:

One x 3 hour lectures per week in weeks 1-3, One x 2 hour lecture per week in weeks 4-6, One x 1 hour lecture per week in weeks 7 & 8, One x 2 hours per week of on line activities in weeks 9-11 and 3 hours of student presentation in week 12.

Prerequisites:

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Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Contact

Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics
Melbourne School of Population Health
Email: h.jordan@unimelb.edu.au

OR

Academic Programs Office
Melbourne School of Population Health
Tel: +61 3 8344 9339
Fax: +61 3 8344 0824
Email: sph-gradinfo@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject is the compulsory capstone subject within the Master of Public Health. Students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the pre-requisite subjects to real-world scenarios through a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach. In this subject it will be demonstrated how knowledge of the health status of the population and the environmental, biological, behavioural, cultural and social determinants of health are essential to identify and implement interventions to improve and protect health in an effective, efficient and equitable manner. Contemporary population health issues will be explored to critically appraise different population-based preventive strategies and evaluate the impact of interventions.

Objectives:

At the completion of the subject, students are expected to be able to:

  • Assess the health status of communities and engage in critical debate about the community’s health issues
  • Identify the determinants of health issues within communities
  • Assess and compare the evidence for potential health interventions
  • Select and plan the most appropriate interventions to address a specific health issue in a community (in the context of evidence, value for money, social factors and geographic factors).
  • Apply the principles of process and outcome evaluation to an ongoing cycle of assessing health needs and planning interventions.
Assessment:
  • Individual written assignment (1500 words), in week 7, (30%)
  • PBL participation (marked by the tutor), in week 11, (5%)
  • Oral group presentation of 20 minutes, in week 12, (20%)
  • Written assignment of 2500 words, due at the end of the University Examination Period (45%)
Prescribed Texts:

None

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Upon completion of this subject, students will have developed skills in:

  • Working with others and in teams
  • Problem-solving
  • Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
  • Initiative, autonomy and organization
  • Oral communication

Related Course(s): Master of Public Health
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Gender and Women's Health
Global Health
Health Economics and Economic Evaluation
Health Program Evaluation
Health Social Sciences
Indigenous Health
Primary Care
Sexual Health

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