www.publichealth.vic.edu.

au

VICTORIAN CONSORTIUM
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

Master of Public Health

Student Handbook
2010
 Welcome to the Master of Public Health

2010

Monash University

Deakin University

La Trobe University

The University of Melbourne

The Consortium and the MPH program

The Victorian Consortium for Public Health (VCPH) consists of Monash University, Deakin
University, La Trobe University and The University of Melbourne. The Consortium conducts
the MPH under a Public Health Education and Research Program (PHERP) grant from the
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

The course leading to the Master of Public Health has two parts. The Part 1 units are run
jointly by the Consortium members. The Part 2 units are offered by the four individual
universities. This handbook is concerned solely with Part 1.

Each university nominates a Program Manager who is responsible for the academic and
financial affairs of that university within the Consortium. Responsibility for administration of
Part I of the MPH rotates every two years between the four member universities.

For 2010, the University of Melbourne is the coordinating University. The Chair of the
Consortium for 2010 is Professor Dallas English.

The Consortium website is:

www.publichealth.vic.edu.au
Contents

Venue 3
Lecture theatre locations – The University of Melbourne 3
Public transport 3
Car parking 3
Unit codes 4
Consortium semester dates 4
Timetable 5
Who to contact if you have a query 6
Library resources 7
Access to lecture notes 8
Purchasing textbooks 8
MPH course books 9
Student prizes 12
Email discussion 12
Consortium unit descriptions 13
Epidemiology and Demography 13
Introductory Biostatistics 15
Principles & Practice of Public Health 17
Public Health Policy 19
Environmental Influences on Health 21
Health Economics and Program Evaluation 23
Health Promotion 26
Social and Cultural Perspectives in Public Health 28
Master of Public Health competencies 30
Policies and procedures 33
Applying for exemption/credit 33
Applying to transfer 33
Applying for special consideration 33
Applying for cross-institutional study 33
Variation of enrolment or change of personal details 33
Handing in assignments 34
Late submission 34
Map of Parkville Campus - The University of Melbourne 35

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Venue
All Part 1 Consortium Units are held at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus.
Lectures and tutorials are held at various theatres and rooms across the campus. Please
refer to the back of this handbook for a full campus map.

Lecture theatre locations – The University of Melbourne

A list of Lecture Theatres and their locations can be found at

http://www.studentadmin.unimelb.edu.au/leclist.html

More information about finding your way around the University of Melbourne campus may be
found at http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/timetabling/students/maps.html

Public Transport

• Take a train to the city and alight at either Melbourne Central or Flinders Street
Station then catch a tram up Swanston Street to The University of Melbourne.

Car Parking

Name Location

University Square Car Park Berkeley Street (near corner of Grattan Street). There is an
entrance from Bouverie Street as well.

Regal Parking Corner of Grattan and Berkeley Streets.

Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Parade (opposite Gate 12 of The University of

Melbourne).

Royal Women's Hospital Corner of Grattan and Cardigan Streets.

Wilson Parking Elgin Street (near south west corner of Lygon Street).

Wilson Parking Corner Grattan Street and Royal Parade.

N.B. Consortium Start Dates

The Consortium operates on a 13 week semester. Please note;

• Semester dates may differ slightly from the Semester dates of your home
University.
• You should note that both mid-semester breaks are for one week only.
**All students enrolled in an MPH program should check their Part 1 subject / semester
timetable as well as their home university subject / semester timetable.

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Unit Codes: the code for each unit varies from university to university

Deakin La Trobe Monash Melbourne

Epidemiology & HSH714 PHE5EPI MPH1030 505102
Demography
(Please note: University of
Melbourne subject title is
Epidemiology)
Introductory Biostatistics HSH716 PHE5IST MPH1031 505101
(Please note: University of
Melbourne subject title is
Statistics)
Health Promotion HSH703 PHE5HPR MPH1016 505110

Environmental Influences on HSH713 PHE5ENV MPH1003 505112

Health
Public Health Policy HSH711 PHE5POL MPH2031 505113

Health Economics & HSH708 PHE5HEV MPH2035 505100

Program Evaluation
Principles & Practice of HSH701 PHE5PPP MPH2025 505111
Public Health
Social & Cultural HSH710 PHE5SCP MPH2034 505109
Perspectives in Public
Health

Consortium Semester Dates 2010

Semester 1

Welcome lunch for all Part I students Wednesday 3 March, 12 noon

(further details to be provided by email)
First lecture Wednesday 3 March,1:15pm
Easter break Friday 2 April – Sunday 11 April
Last day of lectures Thursday 3 June
End of semester examinations (where Epidemiology exam will be on 16 June
applicable) 2010
Statistics exam will be on 9 June 2010
Semester 2

First lecture Wednesday 28 July

Mid-semester break Monday 20 September – Sunday 3 Oct
Last day of lectures Thursday 28 October
End of semester examinations (where Environmental Influences on Health
applicable) exam Thursday 28 October

**All students enrolled in an MPH program should check their PART 2 subject start dates
on their home university timetables.
START DATES VARY AT THE DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES FOR BOTH SEMESTERS
But, for the Consortium subjects note above dates.

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Timetable 2010

The venues on this timetable are given with map grid references. There is a map of the
Parkville campus of The University of Melbourne at the end of this handbook. Its grid has
lettered rows and numbered columns.

SEMESTER 1
Wednesday afternoons
12.00-1.00 pm Epidemiology and Demography Medical Building, Medical-Wright
(Pre-tute, alternate Lecture Theatre, Room C403
weeks) [Building 181, Map location L12]
1.15 – 2.15 pm
(Lecture)
4.15 – 5.45 (tute)
12.00-1.00 pm Statistics Medical Building, Medical-Wright
(Pre-tute, alternate Lecture Theatre, Room C403
weeks) [Building 181, Map location L12]
2.15 – 3.15 (Lecture)
3.15 – 4.15 (tute)
Thursday afternoons
2.15 – 3.15 pm Public Health Policy 221 Bouverie St – Lecture
Theatre 1,
[Building 379, Map location O18]
5.15 – 6.15 pm Principles and Practice of Public Th:Microbiology-Harold Woodruff
Health Theatre
[Building 184, Map location J11]

SEMESTER 2
Wednesday afternoons
2.15 – 3.15 pm Social and Cultural Perspectives 221 Bouverie St – Lecture
in Public Health Theatre 1,
[Building 379, Map location O18]
5.15 – 6.15 pm Health Promotion 221 Bouverie St – Lecture
Theatre 1,
[Building 379, Map location O18]
Thursday afternoons

2.15 – 3.15 pm Environmental Influences on 221 Bouverie St – Lecture

Health Theatre 1,
[Building 379, Map location O18]
5.15 – 6.15 pm Health Economics & Program 234 Queensberry St – Public
Evaluation Policy Theatre,
[Building 263, Map location U17]

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Whom to contact if you have a query

For general administrative queries regarding enrolment please contact the Postgraduate
Administrator at your university of enrolment.

Monash University Deakin University

Postgraduate Office Jen Perry / Tin Partington
Dept. of Epidemiology & Preventive School of Health & Social Development
Medicine Deakin University
School of Public Health & Prevenitve 221 Burwood Highway,
Medicine Burwood
Alfred Hospital Victoria 3125
Melbourne
Victoria 3004
Phone: 03 9244 6905 / 03 9244 6028
Phone: (03) 9903 0563 Email: health@deakin.edu.au
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au

La Trobe University The University of Melbourne

Postgraduate Office Academic Programs Office
School of Public Health School of Population Health
La Trobe University Level 4, 207 Bouverie St
Bundoora The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3086 Victoria 3053

Phone: (03) 9479 1348 Phone: (03) 8344 9339

Email: phe.postgrad@latrobe.edu.au Email: sph-gradinfo@unimelb.edu.au

N.B. For queries regarding the timetable and other general Consortium issues, please
contact the Consortium Administrator.

Consortium Administrator Bo Lin

Phone: (03) 8344 9231

Email: linb@unimelb.edu.au

MPH Course Coordinators (academic)

We encourage you to meet with your course coordinator periodically to discuss your course
and career direction.

Monash University Deakin University

Prof Flavia Cicuttini Ms Berni Murphy
School of Public Health & Preventive School of Health & Social Development
Medicine
Phone: (03) 9903 0555
Email: Phone: 03 92517295
Flavia,Cicuttini@med.monash.edu.au Email: berni.murphy@deakin.edu.au

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 La Trobe University The University of Melbourne
Dr Priscilla Robinson Dr. Melissa Russell
School of Public Health School of Population Health

Phone: Bundoora Campus (03) 9479 5595 Phone: (03) 8344 0736
City Campus (03) 9285 5269 Email: melissar@unimelb.edu.au
Email: priscilla.robinson@latrobe.edu.au

Queries about any of the units you are studying should be directed to your lecturer or unit
coordinator. (Please see unit descriptions section for contact details).

In addition, you are encouraged to discuss issues and concerns with the Consortium student
representatives. These students attend meetings of the Consortium Managers and the Unit
Coordinators. Student representatives will be selected early in the year (look out for emails
from your home university asking if you are interested in taking on this role) and their names
and contact details will be placed on the VCPH website.

Library Resources

For details about how to use the library system at your own university visit your university’s
library home page or Information Desk.

CAVAL cards
Students can use their home university libraries, and can also borrow from other libraries
using CAVAL cards. Students should obtain a CAVAL card from the library at their university
of enrolment.

What is the CAVAL system?

The CAVAL (Cooperative Action by Victorian Academic Libraries) borrowing program is a
scheme where staff and students of participating libraries are able to borrow material from
other participating Victorian libraries. More information, including a list of all participating
libraries, is available at http://www.caval.edu.au.

Monash University

Monash University has library resources available at the Clayton campus

in the Hargrave-Andrew Library. For information about the library go to
http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/hal/ or phone 9905 5054.

Monash students can access library services for off campus students.
For more information about off campus library services go to
http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/offcampus/ or phone 9905 5054 (from
Melbourne) or 1800 331194 (toll free outside Melbourne).

Monash students can use library resources at the Ian Potter Library,
Alfred hospital, which is an affiliated teaching hospital library.
Information: www.med.monash.edu.au/amrep.

Deakin University

Deakin University has library resources available at the Burwood campus in Building V. For
information regarding the library you can access the website at www.deakin.edu.au/library or
phone 9244 6200.

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The University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne has library resources available at the Brownless Medical
Library, located at the Parkville campus. Part I Consortium subject textbooks have been
placed on reserve, and are available for 2-hour loan from the Loans Desk. For more
information about the Library please visit http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au

La Trobe University

La Trobe University has library resources available at the Bundoora campus. For information
on the library you can access the website at http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/, or phone (03)
9479 2922.

Library services for postgraduate students are listed on the website at

http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/services/students.php.

Some core Part I textbooks will be available on reserve at the City campus. Library services
for students studying at the City Campus (215 Franklin Street) can be found at
http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/city/index.php.

Access to Lecture Notes

Notes and handouts are posted regularly in pdf format on websites which can be accessed
via the Victorian Consortium for Public Health website at
http://www.publichealth.vic.edu.au/CurrentStudents/

Purchasing Textbooks
Most Part 1 Consortium Units have reading packs instead of recommended texts. These are
provided at no cost to students at the beginning of semester.

Some units may recommend purchase of text books. During the first week of classes,
lecturers will provide students with bookshop details where required texts can be purchased.

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MPH Course Books
Apart from books and readings recommended for individual units, a number of books are
recommended to MPH students which are specifically about public health or about public
health in a broader sense. You do not need to buy them, but it is a good idea to be able to
access them easily so find out where you can locate them. We have provided a short book
review of each of these; however you may like to look for more detailed reviews in peer
reviewed journals so that you can see how other public health practitioners view them.

The Oxford Textbook of Public Health Practice by

David Pencheon, Charles Guest, David Melzer and J. A.
Muir Gray. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0192632213;
2001.

This is a fantastic little plastic-coated book; you will find that some of us carry a battered copy
around all the time. It is practical, providing factual summaries and neat, step-by-step
systematically-presented technical solutions to public health problems and issues. This book
will help you understand and learn essential public health competencies, a key goal of MPH
learning and teaching (see section in this handbook on Public Health Competencies).

Handbook of Public Health Methods by Charles Kerr,

Richard Taylor and Greg Heard. McGraw-Hill, Sydney.
ISBN: 0074701738; 1999.

Despite its age (and there is no sign of a new edition) this book is a core practical primer for
dealing with public health problems. There are clear sections on the collection and analysis
of both qualitative and quantitative health data, from surveillance systems to research, on
communication issues from report writing to media communication.

Human Frontiers, Environments and Disease by Tony

McMichael. Cambridge University Press. ISBN:
0521004942; 2001

This excellently-referenced book, from a prolific researcher and publisher of public health
with special emphasis on ecological issues resulting from human influence on the
environment is a wonderfully easy read, and a goldmine of fascinating facts and ideas.
Changes in health status and disease patterns as a result of human biology, cultural and
societal organisation - from the dawn of man to the present day - are explored in careful
scientific detail. Each chapter concludes with a succinct summary and conclusion. If you are
unsure about whether or not to read this book in detail, several reviewers (including us) think
that reading his account of Lyme disease (p.117) will give you a good feel for this book.
A number of detailed reviews of this book have been published, including an easily available
on at Amazon.com.

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 A Dictionary of Epidemiology (4th edition) by John M.
Last, Robert A. Spasoff, Susan S. Harris, and Michel C.
Thuriaux, for the International Epidemiological
Association. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN:
0195141695; 2001

Epidemiology is a cornerstone of public health, and this useful dictionary provides clear,
concise definitions of epidemiological and some statistical concepts. As an internationally
accepted authoritative text in an evolving field, make sure that you have access to this book.
It is not just a key book for the Part I Epidemiology and Demography unit; you will find it
useful for most of your units.

The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought (4th

edition) edited by Alan Bullock, Oliver Stallybrass, and
Stephen Trombley. HarperCollins. ISBN: 0002558718;
2004

Well, if you have to have one, you have to have the other! This ‘encyclopaedic dictionary’
covers so many complicated ideas and concepts in the areas of science, the arts, history,
feminism, law, medicine, critical theory, computer science, religion and philosophy,
economics and so on that it is hard to know where to start. It is invaluable for unravelling
some of the policy and practice ideas that you will be presented with during your MPH
course. It has been recommended in fact that you start reading this book comfortably settled
with your feet up by yourself on a cold evening in front of a warm fire – the journey you
commence can take you to some fascinating new areas!

Global Public Health: A New Era by Robert Beaglehole.

Oxford University Press UK. ISBN: 0198515294; 2003

This book, written by an international practitioner of public health, is about public health
practice in both developed and transitional settings. The author uses three main topics as a
backdrop, discussing public health as a global concern, how both developed and transitional
countries are faring in public health delivery, and potential strategies for more effective and
more robust public health practice in the future. This book provides a wonderful overview of
public health as it is and could be – a must for all public health students.
Igniting the Power of Community
The Role of CBOs and NGOs in Global Public Health
Gaist, Paul A. (Ed.)
2010, XXVI, 406 p. 48 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-387-98156-7

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Igniting the Power of Community: The Role of CBOs and NGOs in Global Public Health
introduces readers to the pursuit and potential of community-based organizations and
nongovernmental organizations to transform global public health. At a time of unprecedented
challenge – economic crises, social inequalities, environmental stressors, emerging health
threats – these organizations are driving change, often being the first to call attention to the
issues and increasingly forging significant and sustainable solutions.
Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and
Prospects (2nd edition) by Robert Beaglehole and Ruth
Bonita. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 052154047X;
2004

In this book the two authors, who are both senior public health practitioners for WHO, provide
a summary of demographic and epidemiological trends and public health achievements,
compare and contrast the state of health of populations in developed and transitional
countries and, with an abundance of examples from all continents, provides a summary of
the state of health of the world’s populations today.

Public Health and Health Promotion: Developing

Practice (2nd Ed) by Jennie Naidoo and Jane Wills.
London: Bailliere Tindall ISBN: 0 7020 2661 1

This book helps clarify the scope, direction and skills for current practice in public health and
health promotion. Part 1 looks at the forces that drive practice. Part 2 focuses on the core
strategies of public health and health promotion. Part 3 identifies current public health
priority issues and how they are being addressed in practice. Although its content is quite
British, it is relevant to the Australian situation.

Public Health Practice in Australia: The organised

effort by Vivian Lin, James Smith and Sally Fawkes.
Allen and Unwin. ISBN 1 86508 875 7. 2007

This book provides a practical guide to the structures, conceptual frameworks, activities and
laws that affect public health activity in Australia It is the recommended text for the MPH
subject ‘Principles and Practice of Public Health’.

The New Public Health (3rd edition) by Fran Baum.

Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780195550467 . 2008

This is a key Australian text on public health. Fran Baum is Professor of Public Health at
Flinders University, SA, Director of the South Australian Community Health Research Unit,
immediate past President of the Public Health Association of Australia, and one of the 20
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international Commissioners for the World Health Organisation’s Commission on the Social
Determinants of Health.

Student Prizes

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation contributes $2,000 each year to MPH Student
Prizes. The top performing student in each of the eight Part I Consortium Units will be
awarded a $250 book voucher.

Public Health Association of Australia

The Public Health Association of Australia sponsors an award of $500 for Excellence in
Public Health Studies. This award provides the graduating student with the highest overall
marks at each university in the Consortium a prize of $125.

For further details please visit: http://www.publichealth.vic.edu.au/StudentPrizes.htm.

Email discussion

You need access to the web because each unit has unit website and an email discussion list
to facilitate communication between students, lecturers and tutors.

Use of email discussion lists

The email discussion lists can be used if, for example…

• You've found a great website that can be used as a reference for a particular unit and
you want to let other students know about it.

• You want to discuss some interesting or confusing aspects of a reading, a lecture, a

tutorial activity or an assignment with other students and teaching staff.

• You can't get hold of a certain book and want to know if someone else has managed
to locate a copy.

• Your car is being repaired and you want to know if someone else is travelling from
Belgrave to Carlton and can give you a lift.

• You're having trouble with an issue relating to your unit, or need to air some ideas
about an assignment.

• Any other issue relating to the units you are studying.

Information about subscribing to the lists and how to use these will be provided on the VCPH
website (http://www.publichealth.vic.edu.au) in the coming weeks – check in the current
students section of the website. Unit coordinators will also provide details in class.

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Consortium Unit Descriptions

Epidemiology and Demography – Semester 1

Unit Coordinator

Prof Flavia Cicuttini / Dr Fahad Hanna

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Level 3, Burnet Building
Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
Phone: (03) 9903 0555/ (03) 9903 0173
Email: Flavia.Cicuttini@med.monash.edu.au / Fahad.Hanna@med.monash.edu.au

Overview and objectives

The aim of this unit is to provide you with basic quantitative skills necessary for the practice
of general public health, and to enable students to evaluate critically the published
epidemiological literature. The unit provides an introduction to descriptive and analytical
epidemiology, case-control studies, cohort studies, clinical trials, risk and causation, bias,
confounding, health program evaluation and measurement theory.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

• explain the methods and applications of descriptive and analytical epidemiology;
• explain the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs;
• critically appraise epidemiological papers from the public health literature;
• solve problems relating to the use of principal epidemiological concepts, parameters
and study designs;
• explain the uses of epidemiology in the practice of public health.

Lecture outline and other details

These will be available at the beginning of semester.

Readings

A bound copy of selected reading materials will be available at the beginning of semester.

Recommended texts

Beaglehole R, Bonita R and Kjellström T. Basic Epidemiology World Health Organization:

Geneva.

Hennekens, C H and Buring J E. Epidemiology in Medicine, Little Brown Co; Boston.

Jekel, J.F., Elmore, J.G., Katz, D.L. (2007) Epidemiology, biostatistics and preventive
medicine. W.B. Saunders Company.

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Assessment

Assessment for this unit will comprise:

• The written test at mid-semester. This will comprise multiple choice questions and be
worth 35% towards the final assessment of this subject.

• The written test at the end of Semester 1. This will comprise short-answer questions
and be worth 40% towards the final assessment of this subject.

• Ongoing assessment will be undertaken during the semester. This will be worth 25%
towards the final assessment of this subject.

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Statistics – Semester 1

Unit Coordinator

Dr Katrina Scurrah
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne VIC 3010
Phone: (03) 8344 0746
Email: kscurrah@unimelb.edu.au

Overview and Objectives

This unit introduces the basic statistical concepts and methods to equip students to interpret
research findings, and understand the implications of these findings in the public health
setting. We use applied examples in lectures and tutorials to identify and illustrate issues in
the collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of health data. At the completion of
this unit you will be fluent in some of the basic principles of statistics that underpin public
health research. The unit provides you with the framework to incorporate planning for data
collection and statistical analyses in the research design process. You also develop a
capacity to critically appraise published research on the application and interpretation of
statistical methods.

The unit is taught in the context of public health practice and is based on relevant health
examples introduced in lectures and through problem-based learning in tutorials. The
emphasis in teaching and assessment is placed on demonstrating an understanding of the
application and interpretation of statistics in the health setting, not just on the computation of
statistic formulae.

At the completion of the unit, students should be able to:

• Distinguish basic data types (binary, continuous) and summarise them appropriately
using tables and graphs;
• Understand the concept of sampling variability and describe how simple statistical
analyses of data from a sample can be used to draw inferences about population
parameters;
• Calculate standard errors and confidence intervals for estimated means and
proportions;
• Obtain p-values from tables and understand their role as measure of evidence;
• Distinguish between clinical relevance and statistical significance;
• Appreciate the importance of statistical power and perform a sample size calculation.

Unit Outline
Topics include:
• Descriptive Statistics
o types of data
o exposure and outcome measures
o graphing data
o summary statistics
• Sampling variability
• Confidence intervals
• Hypothesis testing - comparing means and proportions between groups
• Sample size

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Requirements

You are required to purchase a basic scientific calculator. If you are using a calculator that is
new to you, it is important that you have a manual for the calculator as students are
responsible for learning how to use their own calculators.

You should also refresh your knowledge of basic mathematical operations to prepare for this
unit if you do not have recent practical experience in basic statistical calculations. If you are
concerned about your level of existing knowledge, email the unit coordinator for further
advice.

Assessment

Assessment will comprise:

• a multiple choice and short answer 1 hour exam mid Semester (25%)

• a two hour short answer assignment (25%)

• final open book 2 hour exam at the end of Semester (50%).

Prescribed Texts

Essential Medical Statistics by Betty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne, Second Edition,
Blackwell Science, 2003.

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Principles and Practice of Public Health – Semester 1

Unit Coordinator

Associate Professor Bernie Marshall

School of Health and Social Development
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood Vic 3125
Phone: 9244 6822
Email: bernie.marshall@deakin.edu.au

Aims:
The unit aims to:
• Provide students with an overview of public health as an organized global and local
effort to promote and protect the health of the public;

• Draw links between the past and present to provide the foundations for a contextual
understanding of the specific methods of public health practice and policy
development;

• Provide students with the information necessary to encourage them to position

themselves within public health debates.

Objectives
This unit is designed to assist students to:
• Discuss the historical underpinnings of contemporary public health and how these
events have shaped current theory and practice of public health;

• Understand how political movements and events have shaped public health including
human rights and the development of global health organisations;

• Describe the diversity of public health, its sources of knowledge, policies and
regulations;

• Identify the key influences of different disciplinary perspectives on public health

theory and practice; and

• Propose effective and ethical public health responses to a range of health issues.

Content
The unit materials are organised in 12 weekly sections:
1. Introduction to Principles and Practice of Public Health

2. Historical foundations of public health

3. Determinants of the health and illness of populations

4. Health protection: communicable disease control and environmental health

5. Health promotion

6. Evidenced-based public health: explaining the public health problem

7. Understanding ‘evidenced-based’ public health (EBPH)

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 8. Human rights and public health

9. Ethics and public health

10. Health of Indigenous Australians

11. Global issues in public health

12. International public health issues

Teaching methods

A combination of lectures, guest presentations, and seminars directed at critical discussion

and debate relating to specific case studies. You will be provided with a Study Guide and
selected reading materials which will be available at the beginning of semester.

Prescribed texts

The Study Guide for this unit is based on Lin et al – see below. However the other books
listed below will be valuable resources for this unit and for others in your study of public
health.

Lin, V., Smith, J., & Fawkes, S. (2007) Public Health Practice in Australia: The organised
effort. Crows Nest, Allen & Unwin.

Other readings

• Beaglehole, R., & Bonita, R. (2004 2nd ed). Public Health at the Crossroads.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

• Baum, F. (2008) The New Public Health (3rd edn). Melbourne, Oxford University
Press.

• Beaglehole, R. (ed) (2003) Global Public Health. New York, Oxford University Press.

• Lawson, J. S. & Bauman, A. E (2001). Public Health Australia: an Introduction, 2nd

Edition. Sydney: McGraw Hill Book Company.

• Porter, D. (1999). Health, Civilisation and the State: A history of public health from
ancient and modern times. London: Routledge.

Assessment
Tutorial paper (group facilitation of class discussion, 10%; individual written response (1500
words) 30%.
Major assignment (3000 words) 60%

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Public Health Policy – Semester 1

Unit Coordinator

Professor Vivian Lin

School of Public Health
La Trobe University, Victoria 3086
Phone: (03) 9479 1717
Email: v.lin@latrobe.edu.au

Overview and Objectives

This unit is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to participate
competently in the analysis, development, and advocacy of public health policy, at a level
appropriate to a generalist public health practitioner. On completing this unit you should be
able to:
• describe the major state, national and international institutions and arrangements
through which health policy is made;
• describe the contemporary policy environment within which health policy making
takes place;
• demonstrate familiarity with the arguments and the politics associated with major
contemporary health policy issues;
• demonstrate competence in policy analysis, policy development and policy advocacy
in relation to important public health issues.

Teaching strategies:

This unit will be taught (and learned) through:

• Lectures – focussing on providing a general outline of the processes of policy work
and some of the theoretical background to understanding policy processes;
• Case studies – guest lecturers invited to provide detailed accounts of their own
involvements in particular aspects of public health policy work;
• Tutorials – small group seminars providing opportunities for active exploration of the
issues covered in the unit
• Assignments – you develop policy analysis and development skills by proceeding
from working in a group, to doing short policy analysis, to a major final project.

Lecture outline and other details

Updated lecture information is available at:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/publichealth/Units/phe4_5/phe4_5pol/unit_info.htm

You should read this unit description well before commencement of classes. Topics include:
• What is policy: health policy or policies for health
• Making health policy in Australia
• Institutional perspective on policy-making
• How do policies really get made
• Theoretical perspectives on policy
• Doing policy analysis/Advocacy
• Instruments for policy implementation
• Health financing and healthcare organisation
• Health legislation and regulation
• Health planning
• Public health policy and problems of governance

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Texts

Required:
Barraclough S and Gardner H. (eds). (2008). Analysing Health Policy: A Problem-oriented
Approach. Elsevier Australia, Sydney.
OR
Palmer G and Short S. (2000). Health Care and Public Policy: An Australian analysis, 3rd
edition. Macmillan, Melbourne.

Recommended:
Buse K, Mays N, and Walt G. (2005). Making Health Policy. Open University Press,
Maidenhead.
Colebatch H. (1998). Policy. Open University Press, Buckingham.
Duckett S. (2004). The Australian Health Care System, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press,
Melbourne.
Lewis J. (2005). Health Policy and Politics: Networks, Ideas and Power. IP
Communications, Melbourne,

Journals and other recommended books

A full list of recommended books and journals can be found at:

www.latrobe.edu.au/publichealth/units/phe4_5/phe4_5pol/unit_info.htm

Assessment

There are three assessment types:

• One group project exercise and exam: 20% of final mark

• 2 x small policy analysis (600 words each): 40% of final mark (2 x 20%)

• Major policy project final report (2000 words): 40% of final mark

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Environmental Influences on Health – Semester 2

Unit Coordinator

Professor Malcolm Sim

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Phone (03) 9903 0584
Email: Malcolm.Sim@med.monash.edu.au

Prerequisites: Those enrolling in this unit should have completed the MPH’ Epidemiology
and Demography’ unit or have considerable experience in epidemiology or environmental
health. If you are considering doing this unit and have not undertaken ‘Epidemiology and
Demography’, please contact the unit coordinator.

Overview and objectives

This unit aims to give you an understanding of the principles and techniques of hazard
identification and risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication; and to
illustrate these principles by providing examples of how chemical, physical and biological
factors in our environment may influence health.

On completion of this unit, you should be able to:

• nominate the important hazards and risks to health from the environment in Australia;
• demonstrate fluency with the terminology used to describe chemical, physical, and
microbiological hazards;
• relate methods to identify common hazards and nominate measures of risk from
these hazards;
• nominate common interventions used to control environmental risks and the key
personal, social and economic factors that inhibit controls or lessen their impact, and
• effectively and sensitively communicate information and principles about
environmental hazards and risks.

Lecture outline and other details

The first part of this unit covers the principles and concepts of hazard, risk, risk assessment,
management, control and communication as applied to environmental health factors which
may affect health. The second part demonstrates how these principles can be applied to
various hazards in environmental media, such as air, water, food and climate, with examples
drawn from chemical, physical and microbiological hazards. Teaching methods include
lectures, tutorials and small group exercises.

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Readings

A subject study guide, including a glossary and tutorial exercises will be distributed on the
first day of the unit. You will be required to purchase the following textbook:

Cromar N, Cameron S, Fallowfield H. Environmental Health in Australia and New Zealand.

Oxford University Press 2004.

Further readings may be distributed at the teaching sessions. The textbook and readings will
contain the main resource material for the subject. For students interested in further reading:

Environmental Health Risk Assessment: Guidelines for assessing human health risk from
environmental hazards 2004. This can be electronically accessed at:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-ehra-2004.htm

Assessment

Assessment for this Unit will comprise:

• Assignment one: a case study to test your understanding of the basic concepts and
principles covered in the introductory part of the Unit (maximum 2000 words) (30%)

• Assignment two: a review of one of a selection of topics of current interest in

environmental health (maximum 2500 words) (40%)

• A closed book multiple choice question (MCQ) examination to test your breadth of
understanding of the concepts and knowledge in the Unit (30%)

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Health Economics and Program Evaluation – Semester 2

Unit Coordinators
Ms Rosemary McKenzie (Program Evaluation)
Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics
School of Population Health,
The University of Melbourne
Phone: 9379 5275
Email: r.mckenzie@unimelb.edu.au

Dr Arthur Hsueh (Health Economics)

Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics
School of Population Health,
The University of Melbourne
Phone: 8344 0649
Email: ahsueh@unimelb.edu.au

Overview and objectives

This unit provides an introduction to program evaluation and health economics, and to the
principles, methods and research skills required for the economic evaluation and/or program
evaluation of health care programs. As such, you will have the opportunity to develop an
appreciation of the contribution health economics and program evaluation make to the
practice of public health.

There are two principal areas of learning within this unit:

• Health program evaluation, which provides a basic introduction to program
evaluation principles and design applicable to public health programs.
• Health economics/economic evaluation, which introduces you to the role and
usefulness of economic analysis through provocative lectures on selected topics of
policy interest;

On completion of this unit, you should be able to:

• understand the differences between process, impact, and outcome evaluation
as they apply to health programs;
• describe different types of evaluation design, and assess their strengths and
weaknesses in relation to public health programs;
• determine evaluation strategies appropriate to particular stages of the public
health program cycle;
• understand the role of evaluation in the conduct of public health programs;
• understand the role of management in resource allocation, including planning,
funding, equity and efficiency.
• understand key economic concepts and the role of economics in increasing
welfare, including the special characteristics of health care as an economic
commodity;
• assess the usefulness and limitations of economic analysis in promoting an
efficient and equitable health care system;
• understand the basic types and role of economic appraisal in the evaluation of
health care services.

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Lecture outline and other details

Program evaluation topics include:

• What are the forms and approaches employed in program evaluation currently?
• What are the steps involved in program evaluation?
• Designing program evaluations
• Developing and using program logic to evaluate programs and services
• Data collection approaches in health program evaluation
• How can health program evaluation be used to improve health services and programs?
• Negotiating and utilising evaluations.

Health economics topics include:

• Introduction to the basic concepts behind economics as a way of thinking

• The demand for health care services: price paid and quantity used
• The supply of health services: doctors and hospitals
• Economic “rationalism”: The place of competition vs regulation in health care market
• The Australian health care system from an economic perspective
• Medicare: strengths, weaknesses and reform options from an economic perspective
• Economic evaluation: What is it? What are the steps involved?
• Critical appraisal of economic evaluations: Measurement issues for costs and benefits
• How useful have economic evaluation been for decision making in health care
• An economic approach to priority setting for health care services

Readings

Bound copies of selected reading materials will be available (for purchase) at the beginning
of semester.

Prescribed text

The health program evaluation component of the subject has a prescribed text, as follows.

Owen, John M. Program Evaluation: Forms and Approaches (3rd ed.) New York: Guilford
Publications, 2006

The health economics and economic evaluation component of the subject has a prescribed
text, as follows.

McPake, B. and Normand, C. (2008). Health Economics – An International Perspective.

Second edition. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
Duckett, S.J. (2004) The Australian Health Care System. Third Edition. Melbourne: Oxford
University Press.

Recommended texts

Health program evaluation

Hawe, P., Degeling, D. & Hall, J. 1992. Evaluating health promotion: a healthworker’s guide.
Sydney: MacLennan & Petty.

Health economics
Mooney, G. & Scotton, G. 1998. Economics and Australian Health Policy. Sydney: Allen &
Unwin.
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Drummond, M.F., O'Brien, B., Stoddart, G.L. & Torrance, G.W. 1997, Sculpher,M.J.2005,
Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes. Third Edition. Oxford:
Oxford Medical Publications.

Assessment

There are three assessment requirements for this subject:

• A series of tutorial exercises (6 in total) in both Health Program Evaluation (3) and
Health Economics/Economic Evaluation (3), 6 in total, (20%)
• One assignment of 2,000-2,500 words in Health Program Evaluation, (40%)
• One assignment of 2,000-2,500 words in Health Economics /Economic Evaluation,
(40%).

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Health Promotion - Semester 2

Unit Coordinator

Dr Shane McIver
School of Health and Social Development
Deakin University (Burwood Campus)
221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
Phone: (03) 9251 7271
Email: shane.mciver@deakin.edu.au

Overview and objectives

The overall aim of this unit is to equip you with a knowledge and comprehension of health
promotion theoretical frameworks, experience in developing health promotion strategies, and
an understanding of health promotion concepts and approaches as they relate to
contemporary health issues in Australia and other countries.

The unit is designed to assist you to:

• appreciate the key developments in Australia and internationally that have contributed
to current understanding of health and health promotion;

• examine the range of theoretical and practical intervention frameworks available for
health promotion delivery;

• become familiar with the information and skills required for the development of health
promotion programs; and

• describe and form opinions on dilemmas and difficulties in health promotion.

Teaching and learning

A variety of teaching strategies will be employed during this unit including lectures, small
group discussions, and short presentations with commentaries from the field, case studies,
and debate. It is expected that students attend all sessions and are actively involved in the
discussions and critical questioning and analysis that are encouraged throughout this unit.
You are also strongly encouraged to be active participants in the email discussion group that
operates in this unit.

Lecture outline and other details

Available at the beginning of semester.

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Recommended texts

A collection of journal articles and excerpts from reports and books will form the basis of the
reading material for this unit and will be available at the beginning of the semester.

Other relevant publications are listed below and are held on reserve at the Burwood Campus
of Deakin University:
Keleher H & Murphy B (eds), 2004, Understanding Health: A Determinants Approach, Oxford
University Press, South Melbourne
Jones L, Sidell M & Douglas J (Eds), 2002, The Challenge of Promoting Health: Exploration
and Action London: The Open University with Palgrave / Macmillan
Moodie, R and Hulme A, 2004, Hands-on Health Promotion, Melbourne: IP Communications
Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. 2000. Health Promotion: Foundations for Practice. Second edition.
London: Balliere Tindall.
Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. 2005. Public Health and Health Promotion: Developing Practice.
London: Bailliere-Tindall.
O’Connor, M. L. & Parker, E. 2001. Health promotion: principles and practice in the
Australian context. Second edition. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
Sidell M, Jones L, Katz J, Peberdy A and Douglas J (Eds), 2003, Debates and Dilemmas in
Promoting Health: A Reader (2nd Edn) Palgrave Macmillan / The Open University
Seedhouse, D. 1997. Health Promotion: Philosophy, Prejudice and Practice. Chichester, NY:
J. Wiley.
Talbot L and Verrinder G, 2004, Promoting Health: The Primary Health Care Approach (3rd
Edn) Marickville: Elsevier Australia
Tones K and Green J, 2004. Health Promotion: Planning and Strategies, London: Sage
Publications

Journals:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Critical Public Health
Health Education Journal
Health Education Research
Health Promotion International
Health Promotion Journal of Australia
VicHealth Letter

Assessment

Assessment for this unit will comprise:

• one 2,000 word essay (40%)

• one 3,000-word essay (60%)

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Social and Cultural Perspectives in Public Health – Semester 2

Unit Coordinator
Dr Bruce Rumbold
School of Public Health
La Trobe University
Bundoora Victoria 3086
Phone: (03) 9285 5259
Email: b.rumbold@latrobe.edu.au

Overview and objectives

In this unit, students explore the multi-disciplinary partnerships between public health and the
social science disciplines, in particular sociology and anthropology. Attention is paid to the
ways in which cultural beliefs and practices shape population risks for both infectious and
non-infectious diseases and how social factors such as social status, ethnicity and gender
impact on health inequalities. The processes by which relevant social and cultural data are
obtained, and analyses carried out, will be outlined. This unit will thus provide students with a
solid grounding in understanding the ways in which the social sciences contribute to public
health theory and practice.

Required Reading:
Students will be supplied with selected required reading materials in the first class at the
beginning of semester.

Other recommended texts:

Cockerham, W. Social Causes of Health and Disease. Polity Press; 2007
Hahn, R.A. , Inhorm, M. Anthropology in Public Health: Bridging Differences in Culture and
Society. (2bd ed) Oxford University Press; 2009.
Henderson, J.N, Coreil, J., and Bryant, C. Social and Behavioural Foundations of Public
Health. Sage Publications; 2001
Marmot,M. and Wilkinson, R. (Eds) Social Determinants of Health (2nd ed). Oxford, Oxford
University Press, 2006.
Porter, D. Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to
Modern Times. Routledge; 1999.
Williams, S. J., Gabe, J. and Calnan, M. (Eds). Health, Medicine and Society : Key
Theories, Future Agendas. Routledge; 2000

For an introduction to social science approaches:

Cuff, E.C., Sharrock, W.W. & Francis, D.W. Perspectives in Sociology (5th ed). London:
Routledge, 2006
Willis, E. The Sociological Quest: an introduction to the study of social life. Sydney: Allen &
Unwin, 1995.

Assessment:
The assessment will comprise:

• 2,000 word book review (30%)

• 2,000 word reflective essay (30%)

• reflective journal (40%)

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Master of Public Health Competencies: Course and career counselling framework

Because the MPH is an internationally-recognised qualification the Consortium partners have

developed a public health competency framework, which is intended to assist you to gain a
common set of internationally transferable skills.

The following information is presented to assist academic coordinators in counselling

students in unit choices in order to attain these competencies. It has been included in the
Part I handbook so that students may see for themselves the range of skills that the MPH is
intended to equip them with, and to provide a basis for unit choices to achieve this.

The Department of Health and Ageing (DHA) is currently working with the ANAPHI
(Australian Network of Academic Public Health Institutions) to develop a quality and
competency framework for use in Australia. You will find a report of their early work in
‘National Public Health Education Framework Project’ – use Google to locate it (on the DHA
website).

Generic Knowledge and Skills for Public Health

1. Research paradigms
Discriminate between deductive and inductive reasoning and identity the strengths and
limitations of different research paradigms
2. Information on determinants of health
Locate, evaluate and interpret information about the key determinants of health
3. Information on theory, assessment and intervention
Locate, evaluate and interpret behavioural, and social science theories and models
relevant to public health activity, and current paradigms for assessment and intervention
4. The role of data
Identify how data illuminates ethical, political, scientific, economic and overall public
health issues
5. Reading critically
Identify ideas and evaluate arguments in texts relevant to public health and apply
understanding to various aspects of public practice
6. Critical appraisal
Integrate information from a paper describing how a study was conducted to assess if
flaws affect the interpretation of the results and whether the results are biased towards
or away from the null
7. Presentation of data
Given a study question and relevant data choose appropriate forms of presentation of
the data for an oral or written report to summarise the information relevant to the study
question

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Personal Transferable Skills
1. Communication
Demonstrate effective written and oral communication in a range of contexts
2. Teamwork
Facilitate group/team work and operate effectively as a member of a group or team
3. Information literacy
Collect and evaluate and interpret information from a variety of traditional and new
technology sources
4. Information technology
Use information technology to effectively communicate, locate information and analyse
data
5. Decision-making
Use analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to make decisions effectively
6. Cultural awareness
Appreciate the need to communicate effectively across social groups in diverse cultures
and sub-cultures and understands cultural obstacles to effective communication

Professional Attitudes and Values

1. Population health
Understand that areas of human health need to be organised at a population level to
achieve improved health outcomes
2. Values
Identify the values and principles that underlie public health policy debates,
organisational practices, and program planning and evaluation
3. Collaboration
Collaborate with individuals, communities and organisations, and encourages their
participation

A. Public Health in Context

• Understand health system structures and the drivers of health system change
• Identify the scope, role and functions of public health in relation to the health system,
other sectors and to society
• Identify the political and institutional context of population health
• Identify the role of cultural, social, and behavioural factors in determining the delivery
of public health services
• Critically reflect on own social, cultural and professional standpoint and implications
for own public health practice in relation to other social groups

B. Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Public Health

• Understand statistical inference, precision and the principles of hypothesis testing
• Skills in data presentation
• Understand the methods of qualitative inquiry
• Understand principles of sampling, bias and confounding as appropriate in qualitative
and quantitative inquiry
• Understand the basic principles and concepts of descriptive epidemiology
• Understand the basic methods of analytical epidemiology

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Foundation and Theoretical Knowledge and Skills
• Understand the principles of disease causation including the contribution of the
biological, environmental, behavioural, social and cultural determinants of health.

Applied Public Health Skills

• Identify and use appropriate methods and interpret evidence for policy, programming,
evaluation and management.
• Understand methods and theories to the prevention and control of disease
• Set priorities and develop policy
• Apply the principles and processes of program planning and management
• Understand the principles of health promotion for an individual, community or
organisation using theory and evidence to develop implement and evaluate health
promotion strategies.
• Understand the principles of advocacy, lobbying, capacity building and Intersectoral
action
• Develop and adapt approaches to problems that take into account the cultural,
physical and socio-economic aspects of indigenous health issues
• Develop critical and supportive professional relationships to foster reflection on ones
own and others’ public health practice with diverse social groups.

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Policies and procedures

Applying for exemption/credit for Part I units

Home university policies and procedures apply. Please contact the MPH Administrator at
your home University.

Note: being granted an exemption does not guarantee being granted credit. Please read the
following definitions carefully.

Exemption: student is not required to undertake a particular unit, having demonstrated

completion of equivalent study; however, he/she must complete another unit in its place.
For Part 1 units, it is the Unit Coordinator who will decide if exemption is to be granted.

Credit: a student is not required to undertake a particular unit, having demonstrated

completion of equivalent study. In addition, the student will be granted credit for that unit,
and will not need to undertake another unit in its place (i.e. he/she will be able to
complete one less unit in their course overall). Credit is granted by the MPH Course
Coordinator at the university at which the student is enrolled.

Application to transfer

If you are currently enrolled in the MPH and wish to transfer to another university within the
Consortium, you will need to complete a new application to that University. Because each
home University may have different course structures and completion requirements, you
should contact the MPH administrator and course coordinator at the new university to
understand what requirements you would still need to meet on transfer.

Applying for special consideration

If your academic performance has been adversely affected by illness or other circumstances,
contact the MPH Administrator at your home university. Home university policies and
procedures apply.

Applying for cross-institutional study

Students are permitted to undertake a maximum of two Part 2 units from partner Consortium
universities. Enrolment in a unit at a partner university requires permission from the MPH
Course Coordinator at the home university as well as the University in which the student
wishes to enrol. Students may be required to pay full fees for their cross-institutional
enrolment at another university.

For further information, or to obtain a cross-institutional study application form, please

contact the MPH Administrator at your university of enrolment.

Variation of enrolment or change of personal details

In the event that you change your name or contact details please notify your university of
enrolment so that we can stay in touch with you. Students at most universities can amend
their contact details online via the relevant student administration software system. If you are
uncertain of how to do this, please contact the MPH administrator at your home university.

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Handing in assignments

In all Part 1 subjects, students are to submit both an electronic copy of their assignment and
a paper copy.

Precise arrangements for submitting electronic and paper copies of assignments will be
advised by unit coordinators. All paper assignments must have a completed Assignment
Cover Sheet (to be provided by unit coordinators) stapled to the front. Please ensure that
you receive confirmation to advise that your assignment has been received and successfully
printed out.

When submitting assignments (both electronic and paper), please check the following:
• Ensure all details, including unit coordinator, tutor (where applicable), and university
of enrolment, are filled in correctly on the cover sheet.
• Your name, university, student number, and page numbers to be included in the
header/footer so that it appears on each page.
• If you wish to have the assignment returned after correction, please attach a
stamped, self-addressed A4 envelope with your assignment.
• Always keep copies of all of the work you submit for assessment (electronic or
paper copy) until after you have been given a grade for the whole unit.

Please note: Assignment cover sheets and information on plagiarism and referencing will be
provided by unit coordinators.

Late submission

Please note that in the event that work requirements cannot be submitted by the due date as
set out in the unit guide, extensions and submission agreements must be organised and
documented by the unit coordinator and appropriate tutors BEFORE THE ORIGINAL
SUBMISSION DATE.

If you need to apply for special consideration, please contact the unit coordinator, your tutors,
and the academic coordinator at your home university. You may be required to provide
documentary evidence of disadvantage.

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Map of Parkville Campus - The University of Melbourne

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 181 K12 Pharmacology 260 O13 Physiotherapy Theatre
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134 F20 Teaching, Learning, & Research Support (TeLaRS)
222 N11 The Deans Ganglion, A Centre for Intellectual Force 260 P13 Community Medicine (200 Berkeley St)
201 F23 Thomas Cherry Building 385 O25 Counselling Services (138 Cardigan St)
133 F18 Commonwealth Bank
130 E15 Union House
112 E13 University House 157 G19 Disability Liaison Unit
198 K20 University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association (UMPA) 198 K20 Graduate Centre
107 N15 University Square Underground Car Park 197 J21 International Centre
197 J2 Melbourne Scholarships Office
400 I2 Veterinary Preclinical Sciences Building 156 H19 Melbourne University Credit Co-operative
403 H3 Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) 257 M19 Melbourne University Publishing
379 O18 VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health & 184 J11 Microbiological Diagnostic Unit (MDU)
Social Wellbeing 143 F14 National Australia Bank
385 O25 Occupational Health (138 Cardigan St)
163 I17 Walter Boas Building 133 F18 Post Office
151 H16 Wilson Hall 236 O8 Psychology Clinic
152 F16 Student Administration
147 G12 Zoology Building 385 O25 Student Dental Health (138 Cardigan St)
385 O25 Student Health Service (138 Cardigan St)
Lecture Theatres & Conference Centres 353 M14 Student Services Information Centre (159 Barry St)
173 K17 A1 Theatre (Old Engineering School) 113 D16 Student Support Services
(Employment, Housing, & Financial Aid)
113 D17 Baldwin Spencer Building Theatre
158 I21 Carrillo Gantner Theatre (Sidney Myer Asia Centre) 130 E15 Student Union
171 J19 Charles Pearson Theatre
148 G13 Copland Theatre H16 Taxi Pick Up Point Zone 1
153 G17 Cuming Theatre D15 Taxi Pick Up Point Zone 2
I12 Taxi Pick Up Point Zone 3
181 L12 ESJ King Theatre (Theatre 4)
184 J11 Harold Woodruff Theatre Faculty Offices
168 J19 Herbert Wilson Theatre 132 F18 Architecture, Building, & Planning Faculty Office
160 G20 J.H. Mitchell Theatre (Richard Berry) 149 G14 Arts Faculty Office
192 E20 Laby Theatre
115 E18 Latham Theatre 139 F13 Economics & Commerce Faculty Office
106 R15 Law G08 Theatre 162 I19 Education Faculty Office
106 R15 Law GM15 Theatre 173 K17 Engineering Faculty Office
115 E18 Lowe Theatre 142 E11 Land & Food Resources
115 E18 Lyle Theatre 106 R15 Law Faculty Office

153 G17 Masson Theatre 181 K12 Medicine, Dentistry, & Health Sciences Faculty Office
115 E18 Medley Theatre 141 H11 Music Faculty Office
128 F15 Old Physics Conference Centre 198 K20 School of Graduate Studies
150 G15 Old Quad Upper Theatre 155 G19 Science Faculty Office
400 I2 Veterinary Science Faculty Office
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