UNIT SET INFORMATION

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Health Promotion Area of Specialisation 
SPAAMV 
W61 GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF PUBLIC HEALTH 
 

The health promotion area of specialisation is intended to equip students with skills and understandings that will facilitate their career effectiveness and aid the transition into leadership roles within organisations that deliver this category of public health services and programs. It will suit students who have an interest in understanding how the effectiveness of health promotion activity can be optimised and who want to extend their skills in key areas of program delivery. Students are required to complete 120 credit points to complete the area of specialisation.

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
 
 
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For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
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CORE UNITS
Health Promotion Area of Specialisation
 
HST5111 Health Promotion Strategies 20 
HST5115 Health Promotion Programme Evaluation 20 
HST5605 Leadership and Health Advocacy Skills 20 
HST5607 Strategic Decision Making and Program Planning 20 
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Students should complete one of the following electives. Students should be aware that MKT5712 and CMM4113 are only offered on-campus.
 
ADS5103 Understanding Addictive Behaviour 20 
CMM4113 Health Journalism 15
MKT5712 Social and Not for Profit Marketing 15
 
Students should complete one of the following electives. Students should be aware that NUT4444 is only offered on-campus.
 
ADS5205 Addiction Studies: Selected Topics 20 
NUT4444 Public Health Nutrition 15
 
The following unit is required for completion of the Graduate Diploma in Public Health (Health Promotion) for those students who have completed one or more of the 15 credit-point elective units.
 
HST5609 Workplace Assessment 10 
 
Students who complete 60 credit points in this Area of Specialisation and choose to conclude their studies are eligible to apply for the exit award of Graduate Certificate in Public Health.
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010