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Professional Practice - S (POPH90239)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
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
Semester 2
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is an elective subject within the Master of Public Health. It is designed to be taken by students who want to consolidate their public health training via an advanced professional work placement. Entry to the subject will be competitive and a quota will apply.
Students will undertake a supervised professional work placement with an appropriate organisation. Each practicum experience will be individually tailored and negotiated by the student, the host organisation, and the Professional Practice Coordinator. Students will learn to apply their academic knowledge to real-world public health challenges, developing their specialist and professional skill set by contributing to the needs of an agency, institution or community organisation concerned with population health. The practicum experience will enable students to bridge the gap between the classroom and public health practice, whilst developing contacts with experts in their chosen field.
Intended learning outcomes
- Apply, integrate and synthesise knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course to tackle real-world public health challenges
- Analyse, evaluate and propose practical solutions to problems identified within the bounds of the project
- Solve practical problems whilst working with potentially unstructured and incomplete information
- Develop professional networks within a given public health context
- Demonstrate and critically reflect upon key professional attributes sought by employers (such as communication and interpersonal skills, project management skills, team work and initiative)
- Clearly communicate findings and results in a professional public health context
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students will have developed skills in:
- Initiative, autonomy and organization,
- Problem-solving,
- Oral communication,
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information,
- Written communication,
- Working with others and in teams.
Last updated: 8 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90013 | Biostatistics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90217 | Foundations of Public Health | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90231 | Qualitative Research in Public Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Note: the following subject/s can also be taken concurrently (at the same time)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90218 | Public Health Leadership and Management | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
A quota of 15 will apply. All Professional Practice applicants will be required to submit a 1 page Expression of Interest.
Successful applicants will be selected primarily on the basis of academic merit and the availability of appropriate supervisors and placements. Placements in particular fields of public health may require fulfilment of specific prerequisite / corequisite subjects, and will be determined in consultation with the subject coordinator and supervisor.
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: 8 March 2024
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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An outline of the proposed project, including project background, aims, methodology and timeline. Due by the end of the first quarter of the student's placement
| During the assessment period | 10% |
An oral presentation
| Week 11 | 20% |
A project report
| During the examination period | 50% |
Workplace supervisor assessment of the student's completion of the project.
| During the examination period | 20% |
Additional details
This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across Parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. POPH90286 and POPH90287 together):
Last updated: 8 March 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Sue Durham Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Students are expected to spend a minimum of 160 hours (20 days), with 240 hours (30 days) preferable working for the host organisation. 10 contact hours, comprising pre-placement, during placement and after placement University supervisor/coordinator contact, attendance at 1. a full-day generic capstone skills preparation seminar in week 1 of semester 1, 2. half-day generic capstone completion skills seminar in week 9 of semester, 3. attendance at two 1.5 hour student discussion groups during semester, 4. attendance at 1 half day seminar for student verbal presentations in week 11 of semester. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 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
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Sue Durham Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Students are expected to spend a minimum of 160 hours (20 days), with 240 hours (30 days) preferable working for the host organisation. 10 contact hours, comprising pre-placement, during placement and after placement University supervisor/coordinator contact, attendance at 1. a full-day generic capstone skills preparation seminar in week 1 of semester 1, 2. half-day generic capstone completion skills seminar in week 9 of semester, 3. attendance at two 1.5 hour student discussion groups during semester, 4. attendance at 1 half day seminar for student verbal presentations in week 11 of semester. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Time commitment details
340 hours
Additional delivery details
Subject Quota: 15
Last updated: 8 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Related Handbook entries
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Type Name Course Master of Public Health - Links to additional information
Last updated: 8 March 2024