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Child Public Health (PAED90005)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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The Child Public Health subject introduces participants from a wide range of disciplines, to aspects and influences on child public health from an Australian perspective. The program provides an overview of the factors that influence the health, development and well-being of children and the implications of these factors on the life course. The subject also explores a range of contemporary child public health issues and provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of child public health issues. Lectures are presented by a range of experienced child public health researchers, academics, practitioners and policy-makers.
Intended learning outcomes
The subject is designed to enable students to:
- Develop an understanding of factors that influence the health, development and well-being of children and the implications of these factors on life course.
- Understand the principles involved in a public health approach to the health and wellbeing of children, through the exploration of examples of contemporary child public health issues and practice.
- Critically analyse different approaches to contemporary child public health issues.
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 presentation due on final day of course (worth 30%), and an essay due six weeks after course completion (worth 70%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Dianne Halloran Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 18 July 2018 to 25 July 2018 Last self-enrol date 19 July 2018 Census date 27 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 29 July 2018 Assessment period ends 3 August 2018
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Teaching period: Wednesday 18 July to Wednesday 25 July 2018
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Pre-reading will be made available to students prior to the commencement of the subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Health
Last updated: 3 November 2022