MPH5306 Health promotion, planning and evaluation in public health
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5306 Health promotion, planning and evaluation in public health is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5306
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPH5306
No unit lists MPH5306 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit examines the multiple factors that contribute to the health of populations. It will explore the fundamentals of health promotion, and what role it plays in the prevention of disease in broader public health. Students will be introduced to a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods used in public health, and the evaluation of disease prevention and health promotion strategies. An emphasis will be placed on the evaluation challenges posed by the complexities of public health action and the contexts in which it is carried out, with case studies used to foster an understanding of these issues.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 4 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Responses to 6 weekly forum discussion topicsThreshold hurdle45%
- Written essay (3,000 words)Threshold hurdle45%
- Quiz (Multiple choice) (30 minutes)10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the principles that underpin contemporary health promotion;
- 2
Critically reflect on the link between the broad determinants of health and health promotion
- 3
Identify and comprehend the relationship between program plans and evaluation plans
- 4
Critically appraise strengths and limitations of quantitative and qualitative research designs in public health evaluation
- 5
Develop survey questions and interview guides that demonstrate an understanding of measurement quality
- 6
Develop a public health evaluation plan
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Off-campus: 20 hours per week for 6 weeks.
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
- Professor Dragan Ilic
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dragan Ilic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5306?
MPH5306 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5306 offered?
MPH5306 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
Does MPH5306 have an exam?
No. MPH5306 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.