PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
PHE5POL
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to participate competently in the development, implementation and analysis of health policy at a level appropriate to a generalist public health practitioner. Students will: analyse the impact of the major state, national and international institutions, and arrangements on health policy making; locate the factors in the contemporary public policy environment and political landscape which influence health policy making; demonstrate familiarity with the arguments and the politics associated with major contemporary health policy issues; demonstrate competence in policy analysis, policy development and policy advocacy skills needed to achieve public health objectives.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Evelyne de Leeuw
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: Classes are held at the City Campus. Subject is required for Master of Public Health current students. Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Health care and public policy: an Australian analysis. | Prescribed | Palmer, G., and Short, S. | 4TH EDN, MACMILLAN, MELBOURNE, 2010. |
| Readings | Making health policy. | Prescribed | Buse, K., Mays, N.,Walt, G. | OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, MAIDENHEAD, 2005. |
| Readings | Health policy in Australia. | Recommended | Gardner, H., Barraclough, S. | 2ND EDN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE, 2002. |
| Readings | The Australian health care system. | Recommended | Duckett, S. | 2ND EDN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE, 2004. |
City, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Evelyne de Leeuw
Class requirements
Lecture
Eight 1.0 hours lecture per study period and delivered via online.
Tutorial
One 1.0 hours tutorial per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Review session"
Tutorial
Eight 1.5 hours tutorial per study period and delivered via online.
WorkShop
Eight 2.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 2,000-word major policy project final report | 40 | |
| one group project exercise and presentation (equivalent to 1,000 words each) | 20 | |
| two 600-word policy analyses | 40 |