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Planetary and Global Health (POPH90230)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (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
July
gblashki@unimelb.edu.au naomi.francis@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
Availability | July - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Improving global health in the long term requires a deep appreciation of the impact of environmental issues at local, national and global scales. To facilitate depth of learning, this subject focuses on five key public health threats that require complex multidisciplinary solutions, which are: climate change; poor sanitation and water security; nuclear weapons; air pollution and COVID-19. Students of this subject will explore these interrelated planetary challenges, their profound implications for population health, and the demand for high level integrated problem solving in the coming decades. Students will become familiar with and critique relevant policies and international agreements pertaining to environmental health. Students will also learn to identify complex systems and barriers implicated in processes of responding to environmental challenges on global, national and local scales. This subject involves interactive sessions and is facilitated by internationally recognised experts in this field.
Planetary and Global Health is a dual delivery block mode intensive subject. This means that the assessable material is delivered through self-directed online modules that students complete over a two-week period. The online modules offer flexibility in relation to the timing of when students complete them, or what hours of the day you may choose to study. However, allocated modules must be completed in time to allow effective participation in live interactive sessions that are linked with those modules. Live interactive sessions are held on six days across the two week period, in which module material is discussed with fellow students and lecturers. Students may choose to attend these live sessions online or face to face. Students are expected to commit approximately 40 hours to learning each week, comprised of learning modules, reading, discussion board activities, group work and live sessions. This two-week teaching period is followed by group work and independent learning towards three pieces of assessment to be completed over four weeks.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Appraise how human activities impact on planetary health, emphasising scientific principles and evidence regarding the impacts of climate change, nuclear energy, and water and sanitation on health;
- Communicate global environmental health challenges and public health solutions to a variety of audiences;
- Apply the conceptual framework of planetary health to identify challenges and develop solutions to contemporary environmental health issues;
- Analyse the influence of health sector, government, business and media in developing and implementing solutions to environmental challenges;
- Evaluate environmental health research and global environmental agreements, to demonstrate a critical understanding of how they inform environmental health programs and policy making.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students will have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis,
- Finding, evaluation and using relevant information,
- Problem-solving,
- Written communication.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Pre-recorded group presentation 4-5 people assessed as a group. Due 5 days after the end of the teaching period.
| 5 Days after the end of teaching | 20% |
Opinion Editorial: 1,000 words. Due 2 weeks after final day of teaching.
| During the assessment period | 20% |
Essay: 3,000 words, due 4 weeks after final day of teaching.
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Introductory post, 2-3 min video or 50
| Early in the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Grant Blashki Coordinator Naomi Francis Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 July 2022 to 12 July 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 July 2022 Census date 15 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 29 July 2022 Assessment period ends 19 August 2022 July contact information
gblashki@unimelb.edu.au naomi.francis@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
Time commitment details
Remaining time commitment (140 hours) 12 hours daily required readings: • 2 hours a day x 6 days 27 hours for Group Work components consisting of: • 1 hour initial consultation with subject coordinator • 3 x 2 hour group meetings = 6 hours • 20 hours independent work on group presentation = 20 hours 18 hours Discussion board activity: • 3 hours per day X 6 days, including introductions and engagement with other students on discussion board 6 hours on Perussal reading • 3 articles x 2 hours = 6 Hours 62 hours Essay Work • reading and drafting 3000 word essay 12 Hours Assignment work • drafting 1000 word Op Ed 6 hours – 4 x quiz x 90 minutes
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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 Informal specialisation Global Health Major Climate Change Major Climate Change Major Environment and Public Health Major Education Major Integrated Water Catchment Management Major Tailored Specialisation Major Public Health Major Education and Social Change Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Waste Management - 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: 31 January 2024