Foundations in Public Health & Health Care Systems (PHCM9041)

Learning & teaching

Our approach to learning and teaching is based on adult learning principles. When you are introduced to new material it is expected that as postgraduate students you will be able to integrate prior knowledge, draw on your own experience and formulate new understandings at a theoretical and practical level. It is also expected that you will engage actively with the course material, carefully reflect on the lectures and actively participate in the online tutorials which will provide you with a strong foundation in public health.   

Our course participants come from diverse backgrounds, with varied forms of professional training and experience. Participants come from Australia and a number of other countries. The design of the course aims to ensure that every student can benefit by understanding the relevance of the concepts to their own setting, research interests and experiences. In order to do this, we draw on Australian and international examples wherever possible and encourage you to compare and contrast systems and approaches.  

In 2022, PHCM9041 will run in a very similar way for both internal and external students with all content delivered online, however there will be an opportunity for face-to-face interaction via two optional Q&A sessions in a classroom or online versions of the same sessions via webinars. There are a total of 14 modules in this course. Each module addresses different aspects of public health at a foundation level. Some of the topics you are introduced to in this course will be covered in more detail in other core courses, or may be available to you to study, in-depth, as elective courses.