PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY

PHE5POL

2015

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.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Jodi Oakman

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.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. analyse and critically appraise the major state, national and international institutions and arrangements through which health policy is made;

Activities:: Engage with prerecorded lectures and discussion fora

02. analyse and synthesise information and evidence on the contemporary policy environment within which health policy making takes place;

Activities:: Engage with prerecorded lectures and discussion fora

03. demonstrate familiarity with the theories, arguments and the politics associated with major contemporary health policy issues and evaluate these against theoretical parameters;

Activities:: Engage with prerecorded lectures and discussion fora, formulate policy issues and brief

04. apply and critique policy analysis, policy development and policy advocacy in relation to important public health issues.

Activities:: Engage with prerecorded lectures and discussion fora, formulate policy issues and brief, and pitch

City, 2015, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Evelyne de Leeuw

Class requirements

WorkShop
Eight 2.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Tutorial
Eight 1.5 hours tutorial per study period and delivered via online.

Tutorial
One 1.0 hours tutorial per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Review session"

Lecture
Eight 1.0 hours lecture per study period and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	%	ILO*
one 5,000-word major policy project final report	40	01, 02, 03, 04
one group project exercise and presentation (equivalent to 1,000 words each)	20	01, 02, 03, 04
two 750-word policy analyses	40	01, 02, 03, 04