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Health Promotion (POPH90020)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
March
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
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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Students will have the opportunity to learn the history of health promotion and the models of health and health promotion, along with key theoretical approaches explaining change in individuals, organisations and systems.
They will be introduced to the fundamental elements of successful health promotion and its application to different health issues in different settings and sectors, and in different populations in Australia and in developed and developing countries overseas.
Students will be exposed to key leaders in health promotion in Victoria from different levels of government, from leading health NGOs and from academia during the course. They will also be required to interview a key practitioner in their place of work as part of assessed group work activity.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:
LO 1: Identify the key historical milestones informing current health promotion knowledge and practice;
LO 2: Identify and apply the key values and features of health promotion and the theories underlying individual behaviour change, organisational change and policy development;
LO 3: Assess the surveillance, monitoring and research systems needed to effectively underpin large-scale health promotion programs;
LO 4: Determine the most appropriate policy, legislative and regulatory approaches to support health promotion;
LO 5: Identify the most appropriate communication methodologies to influence policy and behaviour change;
LO 6: Assess and compare the evidence for potential health promotion interventions and design impact evaluations for interventions;
LO 7: Identify the most effective strategies for mobilizing other relevant sectors and communities to promote health;
LO 8: Select the most appropriate health promotion interventions (at individual, organisational and community-wide levels) to improve a community’s health; and
LO 9: Work as part of a team to plan strategies for health promotion interventions.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students will have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis,
- Oral communication,
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information,
- Written communication,
- Persuasion and argument skills,
- Working with others and in teams.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Group presentation due on the last (fifth) teaching day
| Day 5 | 20% |
Reflective essay
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 20% |
Essay due on assessment period end date
| End of the assessment period | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Rob Moodie Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours. The subject will be taught over a block of 5 days, 6 hours per day. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 March 2020 to 3 April 2020 Last self-enrol date 26 March 2020 Census date 24 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 May 2020 Assessment period ends 29 May 2020 March contact information
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
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Moodie R and Hulme A (eds) Hands on Health Promotion. IP Communications 2004
Recommended texts and other resources
None
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation Major Development Major Environment and Public Health Informal specialisation Global Health Major Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022