PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CPH5PPP
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students are provided with an integrated overview of the ways in which different theories and disciplinary perspectives have informed public health principles and practices. Students are provided with the foundations for a contextual understanding of the specific methods of public health research, policy development and program planning and implementation. This subject draws linkages between areas that may at first sight appear quite disparate. Students are provided with an overview of public health as an organised global and local effort to promote and protect the health of the public. Links are drawn between the past and present to provide the foundations for a contextual understanding of the specific methods of public health practice and policy development. Students are encouraged to position themselves within public health debates. This subject is taught bilingually for CHP students.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: George Liu
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: China Health Program students only: This subject is also taught in Mandarin.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Primary care: balancing health needs, services and technology | Recommended | Starfield, B 1998 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK |
| Readings | Public health at the crossroads | Recommended | Beaglehole, R & Bonita, R 1997 | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE |
| Readings | Public health: what it is and how it works | Recommended | Turnock, Bernary 2001 | ASPEN PUBLISHERS, GAITHERSBURG |
China, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu
Class requirements
Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block Mode at Bundoora and China."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Two tutorial exercises/presentations 15 minutes per member | 40 | |
| one 3,000-word major assignment | 60 |
China, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu
Class requirements
Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block Mode at Bundoora and China."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Two tutorial exercises/presentations 15 minutes per member | 40 | |
| one 3,000-word major assignment | 60 |
China, 2014, Week 15-27, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu
Class requirements
Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block Mode at Bundoora and China."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Two tutorial exercises/presentations 15 minutes per member | 40 | |
| one 3,000-word major assignment | 60 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu
Class requirements
Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block Mode at Bundoora and China."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Two tutorial exercises/presentations 15 minutes per member | 40 | |
| one 3,000-word major assignment | 60 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu
Class requirements
Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block Mode at Bundoora and China."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Two tutorial exercises/presentations 15 minutes per member | 40 | |
| one 3,000-word major assignment | 60 |
Melbourne, 2014, Week 15-27, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu
Class requirements
Block Mode
One 10.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block Mode at Bundoora and China."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Two tutorial exercises/presentations 15 minutes per member | 40 | |
| one 3,000-word major assignment | 60 |
Melbourne, 2014, Week 19-31, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu
Class requirements
Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block Mode at Bundoora and China."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Two tutorial exercises/presentations 15 minutes per member | 40 | |
| one 3,000-word major assignment | 60 |