Postgraduate CUR-MPH604-2021
Public Health Capstone
$5,700 $5,950
Your upfront cost: $0
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Required
Study terms
- 19 Jul 2021
Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.
QS RANKING 2021
13
Times Higher Education Ranking 2021
13
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- synthesise public health evidence to define a public health problem/issue and determine appropriate action
- communicate public health evidence in ways appropriate to specialist and/or lay audiences
- reflect on performance or processes undertaken in a collaborative substantial public health activity (practice based project)
- demonstrate ways of working and personal skills that enable effective functioning in public health practice.
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- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
CUR-MPH404-Global Public Health Challenges ;
Special requirements
No special requirements
Using knowledge and skills acquired throughout the Master of Public Health program students will translate what they have learned into public health practice. This capstone subject prepares students for working in the field of public health and will provide students with the opportunity to develop skills as an effective team member and leader. Students will engage in both individual and group-based work in partnership with industry. The project will be practice-focused, practice-based and practice-relevant, and build leadership, teamwork, research and critical thinking across multiple public health practice areas. This subject will be wide-ranging and the projects may include: a public health program plan or evaluation, policy analysis, extended rapid review, health impact assessment or data analysis, amongst others. It will be supported by a combination of workshops, literature search strategy training, possible group meetings (face-to-face or online) and an expert academic as a topic leader.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Written Report 1 (25%)
- Practice-based project report (group) (35%)
- Written Report 2 (40%)
Current study term: 18 Jul 21 to 24 Oct 21)
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