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Public Health Leadership and Management (POPH90218)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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This subject is a compulsory subject within the Master of Public Health. Successful public health practitioners require solid working knowledge of both leadership in public health and management in public health. “Public Health Leadership and Management” will expose students to relevant theories and models of public health leadership and management. These learnings will be grounded in real-life case studies of public health significance, interviews with experts in the field, and small group exploration and reporting on important public health issues.
Intended learning outcomes
On the completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Discuss and reflect on how effective leadership and management occurs across public health organisations with particular reference to communication, advocacy, decision making, human rights, equity and ethical approaches;
- Apply the fundamental project management functions of planning, budgeting, staffing, regulatory oversight, monitoring, reporting, coordinating and effective team building in public health and health care organisations;
- Apply knowledge of Indigenous culture and values, and global cultural diversity to public health leadership in collaborative, complex and intercultural settings;
- Reflect on the theories and practice of leadership and management in relation to individual characteristics and style, and personal attitudes and beliefs, and consider how these impact on decision-making in complex research and public health practice
- Accomplish creative and authentic solutions to real-world challenges for public health leadership and management, by means of managed teamwork.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject,students will have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Leadership
- Teamwork and working with others
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90217 | Foundations of Public Health | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90274 | Prioritising & Planning in Public Health | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Team Project - five students per team
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
Essay: in-depth analysis and evaluation of leadership and management aspects of the team project
| End of the assessment period | 50% |
Team Project - five students per team. Written terms of reference for the way the group is to operate as a team.
| Day 3 | 5% |
Team Project - five students per team. Peer assessment of team members
| Week 5 | 5% |
Critical reflection of the subject content as it pertains to public health leadership and management
| Week 5 | 20% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2018 to 15 March 2018 Last self-enrol date 5 March 2018 Census date 16 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 April 2018 Assessment period ends 27 April 2018
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Additional delivery details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
Students will be issued key readings for this subject.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022