APPROACHES TO PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
PHE5WPH
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This foundational subject provides students with a broad grounding in the forms of knowledge, disciplines and ways of thinking that shape public health approaches to contemporary health issues. The subject builds around multiple issue-based case studies that range in focus from the clinical to the global. Students investigate the insights and contributions offered by a wide range of academic disciplines and fields of practice, drawing on anthropology, psychology, biostatistics, data analytics, economics,epidemiology, history, management and public administration, political science, population health sciences, health promotion, research, and sociology. Selected public health frameworks are used to demonstrate how insights from these disciplinesand fields can be combined to identify, describe and analyse public health problems, and to design, implement, evaluate and adapt responses and solutions.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Melissa Graham
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: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Public Health Practice in Australia. The Organised Effort. (2nd Ed) | Recommended | Lin, V., Smith, J. and Fawkes, S., 2014 | ALLEN AND UNWIN, SYDNEY |
| Readings | Oxford Handbook of Public Health | Recommended | Guest C, Ricciardi W, Kawachi I, Laing I. (eds) 2013 | OUP |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Analyse and communicate the defining characteristics of the public health approach.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
02. Compare and contrast the public health approach with the biomedical perspective on health.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
03. Critique key public health approaches to analyse and address public health issues.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
04. Apply public health frameworks to analyse contemporary public health issues.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
05. Apply knowledge and skills to develop and evaluate innovative policy or practice solutions.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
City Campus, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Graham
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective learning journal (1,000-words equivalent) | 20 | 01, 02 | |
| Presentation - 10 minutes verbal (2,000-words equivalent) | 40 | 03, 04 | |
| Written report (2,000-words) | 40 | 02, 03, 04, 05 |
City Campus, 2019, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Graham
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective learning journal (1,000-words equivalent) | 20 | 01, 02 | |
| Presentation - 10 minutes verbal (2,000-words equivalent) | 40 | 03, 04 | |
| Written report (2,000-words) | 40 | 02, 03, 04, 05 |
Online, 2019, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Graham
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 1.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours scheduled online class per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective learning journal (1,000-words equivalent) | 20 | 01, 02 | |
| Presentation - 10 minutes verbal (2,000-words equivalent) | 40 | 03, 04 | |
| Written report (2,000-words) | 40 | 02, 03, 04, 05 |
Online, 2019, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Graham
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours scheduled online class per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective learning journal (1,000-words equivalent) | 20 | 01, 02 | |
| Presentation - 10 minutes verbal (2,000-words equivalent) | 40 | 03, 04 | |
| Written report (2,000-words) | 40 | 02, 03, 04, 05 |