PUB HLTH 3506 - Public Health Theory and Practice III

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2014

This is a capstone course for all Population Health majors. The aim of the course is to enable students to integrate theoretical knowledge and professional workplace skills in the application of knowledge gained throughout their Public Health/Population Health major. The course seeks to bring together the skills and knowledge requirements of an entry level public health professional so that by the end of the course all students will be able to confidently identify, locate and appraise relevant evidence using different sources; construct an effective environmental scanning process to quantify the local epidemiology of a public health problem or issue; apply ethical and theoretical frameworks to help explain or understand public health problems and issues and make recommendations or provide advice about policy responses and/or appropriate interventions to manage them. Much of the learning in this course will be student led and through independent study. Students will participate in a series of public health issue-based seminars led by key research groups from the School of population Health and will lead tutorial group discussions about these issues. Each student will work with an academic mentor to prepare a public health portfolio demonstrating their learning throughout their major, as well a major report on a public health issue of importance. Students will present the findings of their report at the Public Health Majors Mini-Conference (either as a poster or oral presentation).

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Course Details

Course Code	PUB HLTH 3506
Course	Public Health Theory and Practice III
Coordinating Unit	Public Health
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	6
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Prerequisites	PUB HLTH 1001 & PUB HLTH 1002 & PUB HLTH 2005 & PUB HLTH 2100 or PUB HLTH 2200 and 6 units of Level III Public Health courses
Incompatible	PUB HLTH 3119 Public Health Internship (students must choose either the internship or the capstone)
Assumed Knowledge	This is a capstone course. Students are expected to have completed the other courses contributing to their Population Health major
Restrictions	Only available to students completing a Population Health major
Assessment	Portfolio, major report, seminar participation, oral or poster presentation

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Rebecca Tooher

Course Timetable

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Learning Outcomes

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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