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PUBH5040: Practice Placement in Public Health
2024 unit information
This unit gives high-achieving students the opportunity to undertake a supervised work placement in a Public Health institution, typically undertaken in place of the Capstone unit. It is undertaken in a student's final semester (with very rare exceptions), when students have completed their core units or are concurrently completing their final core unit(s). Students are eligible if they have an average weighted mark of approximately 75% or more at the time of entry to the semester in which they will complete the placement. Places are limited and the final selection of candidates will be based on academic merit (students with a higher WAM will be prioritised for placement) and suitability of the placements available for student interests/skills. During this placement you will undertake a project which will make a useful contribution to the workplace. The placement will consist of a minimum of 216 hours' work, that is approximately six weeks' full-time (or equivalent part-time) work. The assessments are a proposal, presentation and report on the placement. Placements are typically in Sydney and surrounding areas but it may be possible to allow placements in regional/rural areas of NSW, other states/territories and countries in specific circumstances. The Public Health institutions would normally be located outside university environments, although some occur in research institutes. Examples include NSW Department of Health Public Health Units or Health Promotion Units, Primary Health Networks, government supported agencies such as the Sax Institute and Family Planning NSW, and non-government organisations such as NSW Cancer Council or advocacy groups. Some placements may require students to complete vaccinations, serology, police checks and other clearances several weeks or months prior to semester commencing.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Public Health
| Code | PUBH5040 |
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| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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PUBH5010 AND (PUBH5018 OR FMHU5002) AND (FMHU5003 OR PUBH5505 OR BACH5255 OR QUAL5005) AND HPOL5000 AND PUBH5033 AND PUBH5036 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. consolidate, integrate, and apply academic learning in the MPH degree to authentic workplace tasks
- LO2. apply research and enquiry skills to an authentic workplace project
- LO3. work effectively, and both independently and collaboratively as part of a team, on workplace project(s) of relevance and benefit to the host organisation
- LO4. communicate effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and the public in a range of modes as required by the placement
- LO5. identify possible areas or aspects of professional work in public health to pursue for future employment.
Unit availability
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2024
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Professional practice | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Professional practice | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Modes of attendance (MoA)
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Important enrolment information
Departmental permission requirements
If you see the ‘Departmental Permission’ tag below a session, it means you need faculty or school approval to enrol. This may be because it’s an advanced unit, clinical placement, offshore unit, internship or there are limited places available.
You will be prompted to apply for departmental permission when you select this unit in Sydney Student.
Read our information on departmental permission.
