phe5ipo international health policy
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
PHE5IPO
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students learn about institutions and frameworks for international health policy national health development and global health governance, improving health services, making and implementing policies in a global context, and health policy changes and challenges. This subject will be taught at the City Campus, and will be provided in block mode.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorEvelyne de Leeuw
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites One of PHE4POL, PHE5POL, PHE4HPA or PHE5HPA
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.Students will be expected to be familiar with basic frameworks of public health policy before commencing the course.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Making sense of global health governance | Prescribed | Buse, Hein & Drager (eds). 2009. | PALGRAVE MCMILLAN. |
| Readings | Text book of international health | Prescribed | Birn, Pillay & Holtz. 2009. | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. |
Subject options
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City, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size80
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEvelyne de Leeuw
Class requirements
Tutorial
Six 1.5 hours tutorial per study period and delivered via online.
"Reflective tutorials"
Tutorial
Six 3.0 hours tutorial per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
Lecture
Six 2.0 hours lecture per study period and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,000-word assignment | Book review | 25 |
| one 2,500-word assignment | Policy analysis | 50 |
| one class group presentation | Small groups of up to five, topic to be decided on a current issue | 25 |