Health Program Evaluation (244CW_INFSPC_3)

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Overview

Students specialising in Health Program Evaluation acquire knowledge and skills in both the theory and applied practice of the evaluation of health programs and public health interventions. The role of program evaluation in the conduct of public health programs is examined. There is a strong emphasis on broadening the roles of program evaluation to include program planning, design, implementation, or monitoring as the evaluative focus, as well as the more traditional impact evaluation. The importance of negotiation and planning of program evaluations with commissioners and stakeholders to enhance knowledge utilisation is stressed, and students develop skills in defining appropriate evaluation questions; applying a variety of data collection and analysis strategies; the effective reporting of evaluations; and developing different evaluation plans for pro-active, clarificative, interactive, monitoring and impact evaluation purposes. Students may choose to combine their study of Health Program Evaluation with the study of Economic Evaluation, as both represent important approaches to public health research and evaluation.

Intended learning outcomes

Last updated: 30 January 2024

Structure

Standard 200 Point Program (no Advanced Standing):

SIX core subjects and NINE elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects, EIGHT elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

175 Point Pathway:

SIX core subjects and SEVEN elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects, SIX elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

150 Point Pathway:

SIX core subjects and FIVE elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects and FOUR elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Subject Options

Core Subjects

Student must complete POPH90217 unless they have been granted 50 points Advanced Standing (150 point program) or an exemption has been granted.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90217	Foundations of Public Health	February (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90013	Biostatistics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90014	Epidemiology 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90218	Public Health Leadership and Management	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90231	Qualitative Research in Public Health	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90274	Prioritising & Planning in Public Health	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Highly Recommended Electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90058	Health Program Evaluation 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90090	Health Program Evaluation 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Other Recommended Electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90206	Health Policy	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90094	Health Economics 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90095	Economic Evaluation 2	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90093	Economic Evaluation 1	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90209	Comparative Health Systems	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Capstone

There are three Capstone options to choose from - please refer to the

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
Course Entry		No longer available

for detailed information on each of these:

Research Project
Professional Practice Unit
Capstone selective subject (POPH90227 Public health in Practice) and an additional elective.

Pre-requisite Subjects for the Research Project Option

Please refer to the Subject Entries below for detailed information on the research project pre-requisites for this specialisation.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90284	Research Project in Public Health Part 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90285	Research Project in Public Health Part 2	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90255	Research Project in Public Health - S	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25