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PUBH5134: Public Health Capstone
2026 unit information
This unit provides students with an opportunity to draw together and apply their learning across the degree program by working on a public health project. The key aim is for students to undertake tasks they are likely to need to do during their public health career - undertake a project, prepare a summary of it, and communicate their findings to a wide audience. Students will undertake a focused project on a public health topic. This may be as part of a practical public health project or on area investigated primarily for the purposes of the Capstone unit. The projects will be identified by the unit coordinators; students will be able to choose from these projects depending on interests and eligibility. Students will produce a project outline, symposium abstract, symposium presentation with Q&A, and a report on their work.
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 | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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30 credit points from (PUBH5010 and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) and (FMHU5003 or PUBH5505 or BACH5255 or QUAL5005) and HPOL5000 and PUBH5033 and PUBH5036) |
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Corequisites:
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36 credit points from (PUBH5010 and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) and (FMHU5003 or PUBH5505 or BACH5255 or QUAL5005) and HPOL5000 and PUBH5033 and PUBH5036) |
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PUBH5034 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Apply knowledge and skills to an authentic work-related task in public health
- LO2. Write a detailed report or other deliverable that meets the project’s requirements
- LO3. Write a succinct and persuasive conference abstract
- LO4. Deliver a succinct and persuasive conference presentation
- LO5. Work independently and engage in self-directed learning
- LO6. Provide support to team members as appropriate.
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2026
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2026
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2026
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2026
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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