MPH5003 Global health virtual practicum
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5003 Global health virtual practicum is a level 9, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 9 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5003
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPH5003
No unit lists MPH5003 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: MPH5040; MPH5041; and MPH5288.
Minimum mark of 65% in all prerequisite units.
Enrolled at Entry level 1 (96 credit point to complete), or Entry level 2 (72 credit points to complete).
Co-requisite: MPH5289; MPH5213.
Prohibitions: Course: M6021 Units: MPH5231, MPH5232, MPH5273, MAP5000, MAP5015
Overview
Understanding public health issues as they exist around the world is a significant challenge for health professionals who are seeking to apply their knowledge to real-world situations. This unit aims to complement your existing discipline-specific public health knowledge and skills with an opportunity for you to undertake a real-world project in a public health setting. You will be provided with an experience of working in the public health environment to enhance understanding of public health career pathways as well as employability skills such as project management and professional communication. Selection for placement is competitive. You can choose from a range of project options provided through our partners at the University of Warwick and spend the equivalent of one day per week, over a flexible 10-week period working on a health and wellbeing project within an organisation. This organisation could be anywhere in the world, with you working in a ‘virtual’, off-site, environment. You will be supported in your professional skills development throughout the unit with a number of online modules and interviews and workshops.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester (extended) | Alfred Hospital | Flexible |
Assessment
- Weekly monitoring & reflections (10 x 300 words - Total 3,000 words)25%
- Workplan (2,000 words)25%
- Oral presentation (20 mins)10%
- Project report (5,000 words)40%
- Completion of a placement application moduleCompetency hurdle-
- Placement application, including CVCompetency hurdle-
- Placement interviewCompetency hurdle-
- Completion of a project management and professionalism moduleCompetency hurdle-
- 3 meetings between student and supervisorCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appraise the strategic priorities, objectives and roles of relevant public health organisations, and how they interface with other agencies and organisations within the public health sector.
- 2
Compare and contrast between the Australian health system in comparison with country where placement is located.
- 3
Plan and conduct a project in a virtual work-based environment.
- 4
Develop a range of transferrable professional skills, including communication, networking, independent research, self-evaluation, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- 5
Apply knowledge of public health to a variety of workplace situations Demonstrate relevant public health knowledge and skills Examine how different determinants of health influence health outcomes related to the chosen project.
- 6
Critically reflect on personal strengths and areas for improvement that can be applied to a virtual workplace setting.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Approximately 100 hours of work-placed activities over 10 weeks, plus 4 hours of teacher and/or self-directed work per week over 16 weeks, plus one interview, and one Block Day
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Basia Diug
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Basia Diug
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5003?
MPH5003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5003 offered?
In 2021, MPH5003 runs in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital.
Does MPH5003 have an exam?
No. MPH5003 has 9 assessment tasks and no exam.