Introduction to Health Promotion
PostgraduateCUR-MPH5222023
Course information for 2023 intake
Explore and contrast historical health beliefs, theories and settings with current advances of health promotion practice in Australia.Form evidence-based views, analyse ethics and critically assess concepts and the role of health promotion globally.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Introduction to Health Promotion
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- justify the role of health promotion in public health
- apply key principles, practices and theoretical approaches of health promotion within a broader public health context
- critically assess health promotion programs and processes with an emphasis on evidence and ethics
- demonstrate an appropriate understanding of academic integrity principles and apply academic writing, referencing and acknowledgement conventions required for the discipline.
- Theoretical foundation for contemporary practice, policy, and research in Australia and globally
- Critical concepts in health promotion
- Historical contexts and developments
- Key frameworks and theory underpinning health promotion
- Evidence-informed health promotion practice
- Health promotion process ethics and the role of health promotion in public health
This subject is an introduction to the principles of Health Promotion as a theoretical foundation for contemporary practice, policy and research in Australia and globally. Critical concepts in health promotion are explored including: historical contexts and developments; key frameworks and theory underpinning health promotion; health promotion in action; evidence-informed health promotion practice; the health promotion process, ethics and the role of health promotion in public health.
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- Test (25%)
- Written assignment 1 (30%)
- Written assignment 2 (45%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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