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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
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
July
ahsueh@unimelb.edu.au
tim.moore@unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
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, decision making, human rights, equity and ethical approaches;
- Apply the fundamental management functions of planning, budgeting, staffing, regulatory oversight, monitoring, reporting, coordinating and effective team building in public health and health care organisations;
- Articulate the ways in which age, gender, ethnicity and Indigenous status, society, culture, geography, the environment and socio-economic status influence public health leadership;
- 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 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
None
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
Additional details
- Group work - approximately five students per group
- Oral presentation on a public health issue – 30 minutes per group on the last teaching day Due on the last teaching day (20%)
- Written terms of reference, for the way the group is to operate as a team. Due on the third teaching day (5%)
- Peer assessment of group members. Due two weeks after the last teaching day (5%)
- Essay on a contemporary national or international public health issue – 3000 words. Due six weeks after the last teaching day (50%)
- Critical reflection of achievement of course objectives through classroom and assessment activities – 1000 words. Due two weeks after the last teaching day (20%)
Hurdle Requirement: Attendance at a minimum of 80% is required to pass this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Arthur Hsueh Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2017 to 11 August 2017 Last self-enrol date 31 July 2017 Census date 11 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 September 2017 Assessment period ends 22 September 2017 July contact information
ahsueh@unimelb.edu.au
tim.moore@unimelb.edu.auMelbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Additional delivery details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Students will be issued key readings for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Health Major Environment and Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation Informal specialisation Ageing Major Tailored Specialisation Major Environment and Public Health Informal specialisation Indigenous Health Informal specialisation Primary Care Informal specialisation Health Social Sciences Informal specialisation Health Economics and Economic Evaluation Informal specialisation Health Program Evaluation Informal specialisation Doctor of Medicine Major Public Health Informal specialisation Sexual Health Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Informal specialisation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Informal specialisation Gender and Women's Health Informal specialisation Global Health - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022