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GLOH5303: Global Health Placement
2026 unit information
This global health placement unit will be completed during the last semester of the candidature. Eligible students will have completed the pre-requisite units of study. Selection is a competitive process involving (1) an expression of interest (2) an interview. The global health placement is a capstone unit and so expects students to draw heavily on the skills that they have learned from their engagement in the MGH programme, including the GLOH-coded units and their elective units of study. Depending on the project and in accordance with the aims and objectives of the partner institution or organisation, students may be expected to: formulate strategies and methods to effectively implement a program; develop and write training manuals, guidelines, proposals, reports or policy briefs; evaluate programs through collaborative work with the partner institution or organisation with whom they have been matched. Students are expected to have underpinning knowledge about global health and ethics and be prepared to critically reflect on professional development skills, global health practices, and health service and community engaged inter-professional learning. Students are also required to evaluate their own processes, and to develop effective communication, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Students are expected to attend all preparatory workshops prior to starting their placement. Placements will run for 9 consecutive weeks in Semester 1. Students will attend their placement site for two full days per week for the duration of the semester (135 hours in total). Students should also arrange to meet regularly with their supervisors and the global health placement coordinator. All assessment requirements are to be met and submitted for this unit. This unit will be offered in Semester 1 only.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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GLOH5101 and GLOH5102 and PUBH5010 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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GLOH5301 or GLOH5302 or GLOH5304 or GLOH5305 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Completed at least 48 credits of the Master of Global Health |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of how key global and national public health issues are addressed by multiple stakeholders within a country and how these stakeholders work together within a health system
- LO2. Demonstrate effective communication (written and oral), collaborative and leadership skills and cultural sensitivity and proficiency
- LO3. Demonstrate self-reflective skills, realise one’s implicit biases and learn from them to be able to improve one’s engagement with people, communities and partner institutions in an ethical, professional and respectful manner
- LO4. Demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving skills and apply relevant research methods skills to various tasks during field placement proper
- LO5. Use evidence in analyzing complex health system issues within each country
- LO6. Contribute effectively to specific tasks in an ethical, culturally sensitive and professional manner
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2026
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Supervision | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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