Public Health in Practice

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014:

120 hours

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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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This subject is a 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.

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

• Communicate findings from an analysis of public health evidence appropriate to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Identify and access public health evidence, and appraise and synthesise this evidence in public health decision making
• Apply a comprehensive knowledge of a number of public health specialisations to develop solutions to complex public health problems
• Design and manage a detailed investigation of a public health issue in a substantial project, with a high level personal autonomy and accountability
• Reflect on individual performance or processes undertaken in the management of a substantial public health project

• Individual written assignment (1500 words), in week 7, (20%)
• PBL tutorial participation (marked by the tutor), in week 11, (5%)
• Oral group presentation of 20 minutes, in week 12, (15%)
• Written assignment of 3000 words, due at the end of the University Examination Period (60%)

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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