UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

PTY5305 Leadership, education and advocacy

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

PTY5305 Leadership, education and advocacy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It needs (POD5240 or PTY5201) and (POD5202, PTY5202 or PTY5203) and unlocks 1 unit.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 1
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in course code M6032 or M6043. 

Corequisites: PTY5304 and PTY5302 for students enrolled in M6032.

Corequisites: POD5203 and POD5301 for students enrolled in M6043.

Overview

You will develop skills in leadership and advocacy to promote equity, access, and health promotion within allied health and the health and disability sectors more broadly. You will analyse leadership models across a range of different health and advocacy contexts, and examine the role of policy for improving health outcomes for local and global communities.

You will also develop and demonstrate skills associated with effective learning and teaching including methods of fostering learning in others. You will develop graduate capabilities related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other cultures across the elements of respect, communication, reflection, advocacy, and safety and quality.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semester (extended)PeninsulaBld blk

Assessment

  • Case study analysis (3,000 words equivalence)WrittenCompetency hurdle
    50%
  • DemonstrationCompetency hurdle
    25%
  • Oral presentation (1,500 word equivalence)PresentationCompetency hurdle
    25%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Describe theories and skills of effective learning and teaching, and apply these to support the learning of other health professionals;

  2. 2

    Compare and contrast the theories and models of leadership within health;

  3. 3

    Analyse a range of public policy issues including equity, equality, and social justice, and propose allied health specific interventions that address these issues;

  4. 4

    Integrate advocacy principles to influence policies made by individuals, organisations, and governments at local, national, and international levels;

  5. 5

    Develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes to collaboratively address racism in healthcare;

  6. 6

    Apply and analyse critical pre-employment information and processes to support entry into clinical practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials14 hours
  • Seminars15 hours

On-campus: You are required to attend and participate in two blocks of campus-based study that run respectively at the start and end of the semester. This will consist of approximately 15 hours seminars, 5 hours of tutorials, and 10 hours of private study related to seminar and tutorial preparation and revision.

Off-campus: To allow for flexibility around placement allocations and other coursework, you will complete the unit content through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous off-campus activities. An average of 8-10 hours of private study is expected over the semester, primarily spent on completing online modules, readings, and working on assessment tasks. An additional 9 hours of online-live tutorials will be scheduled over the semester.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Ms Alison Francis-Cracknell
Unit Coordinators
Dr Jon Foo

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PTY5305?

You need (POD5240 or PTY5201) and (POD5202, PTY5202 or PTY5203) before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

What can I take after PTY5305?

PTY5305 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including PTY5304.

When is PTY5305 offered?

In 2025, PTY5305 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.

Does PTY5305 have an exam?

No. PTY5305 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Physiotherapy
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202220232024202520262027