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Public Health in Practice (POPH90227)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Assessment
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Contact information
Semester 1
vromero@unimelb.edu.au nathan.stam@unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Overview
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This subject is a capstone subject within the Master of Public Health. In this unit, students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the pre-requisite subjects to real-world scenarios through a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach. Students will be presented with a range of contemporary public health issues that will require them to consider an appropriate population health response. These scenarios will expose students to a range of public health roles, perspectives and problems that they, as future public health practitioners, may be presented with in the real-world setting.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students are expected to be able to:
- Communicate findings from an analysis of public health evidence appropriate to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Identify and access public health evidence, and appraise and synthesise this evidence in public health decision making
- Apply a comprehensive knowledge of a number of public health specialisations to develop solutions to complex public health problems
- Design and manage a detailed investigation of a public health issue in a substantial project, with a high level personal autonomy and accountability
- Reflect on individual performance or processes undertaken in the management of a substantial public health project
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students will have developed skills in:
- Problem-solving
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Initiative, autonomy and organization
- Writing communication
- Critical thinking and analysis
Last updated: 31 January 2024