Students will attend and participate in seminars on contemporary health policy and health systems research topics given by the Convenor and invited guest speakers, including fellows in the ANU Centre for Health Stewardship and the Menzies Centre for Health Policy. In addition, students will present a seminar themselves on a health policy or health systems issue. Seminars will be open to interested members of the public.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On completion of the course students will be able to:
1.Understand a range of contemporary health policy issues.
2.Be able to participate in discussion of health policy and system issues.
3.Be able to analyse the relationship of health policy matters to public health.
4.Be able to research and incisively report on contemporary health policy issues.
5.Be able to present to public forums on health policy and health system issues, and lead discussion on the issue.
Indicative Assessment
Attendance at three quarters of the seminars:10%:
Participation in seminar discussion: 10%
Two 500 word policy briefs: 10% each
Presentation of seminar: 20%
Preparation of health policy or health system issue paper 4,000 words: 50%
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Workload
Weekly seminar
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the ANU Medical School to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Assumed Knowledge
This course will prepare students for participation in health policy formation. Students will usually have completed MEDI8203 Introduction to health policy and administration.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4092 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $5454 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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