PHI5272 Principles of health systems
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PHI5272 Principles of health systems is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
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Requisites
Before PHI5272
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PHI5272
No unit lists PHI5272 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in PG Indonesia degree.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
In this unit, you will examine reform and development in health services from an international, regional and national perspective. We will focus and explore the implementation of health policy reform and the multitude of issues, drivers, demands, complexities and consequent impacts related to health system reform.
In this unit, we will concentrate on international and national governing entities, the Indonesian health care system, developed and developing country health systems, roles of institutions (hospitals and primary health care), and various applications of reform movements/models in care delivery.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 1 | Indonesia | On campus |
Assessment
- Critical Evaluation on Health System (Reform) - 2 X 500 words. Total 1,000 wordsWritten40%
- Country Health System report - 2,500 wordsWritten60%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Comprehend a systematic theoretical framework for describing the design of a national health system.
- 2
Identify issues and challenges in the design of national health systems.
- 3
Critically appraise research and reports associated with health system development and reform.
- 4
Create proposals to respond to issues and challenges faced by national health systems.
- 5Effectively communicate issues and challenges associated with reforming and developing health systems to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures9 hours
- Workshops3 hours
24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (scheduled classes, prescribed activities and independent work).
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Grace Wangge
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dragan Ilic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PHI5272?
PHI5272 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PHI5272 offered?
PHI5272 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
Does PHI5272 have an exam?
No. PHI5272 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.