APG5164 Global health policy
Faculty of Arts
APG5164 Global health policy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5164
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5164
No unit lists APG5164 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
A6033 Master of Public Policy and Management students will need permission from their course coordinator and Student Services to enrol in this unit.
Overview
This unit focuses on public health policy development in global perspective. Students will analyse policy and governance approaches of international and national agencies, including the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (maternal and child health), One Health (pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, malaria), HIV treatment and prevention, and drug harm reduction. The unit will be of interest to graduate students in public policy, public health, health promotion, international development and international relations.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | Online |
| First semester | Caulfield | Block on |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseAssignment40%
- Presentation20%
- Report40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and analyse key concepts and frameworks driving global public health policy development;
- 2
Evaluate evidence used to create health policy settings;
- 3
Critically assess how policy approaches are applied in national and international settings
- 4
Apply knowledge and skills to a global health policy case study.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Mark Davis
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Mark Davis
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5164?
APG5164 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5164 offered?
In 2023, APG5164 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield, with an online option.
How much work is APG5164?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5164 have an exam?
No. APG5164 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.