Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Medicine

School

Public Health School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week

Assessment methods

Policy context background paper

Policy document analysis

Policy brief

Course enquiries

Ms Clare Hannan-Jones Prof Tracy Comans

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) Herston In Person Course Profile

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Course description

This course introduces students to some of the major challenges faced by the Australian health system and examines some of the policy responses that have been developed to address those challenges. The course aims to develop basic skills relevant to both the development and analysis of policy responses, with particular emphasis on the gathering, analysis and synthesis of evidence from multiple sources and perspectives.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) Herston In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) Herston Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) Herston Internal Course Profile