Professional Practice (POPH90239)

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Aug 25, 2024
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Find the subject in the handbook here. Semester 1/Semester 2

Subject Description

This subject is an elective subject within the Master of Public Health. It is designed to be taken by students who want to consolidate their public health training via an advanced professional work placement. Entry to the subject will be competitive and a quota will apply.

Students will undertake a supervised professional work placement with an appropriate organisation. Each practicum experience will be individually tailored and negotiated by the student, the host organisation, and the Professional Practice Coordinator.

Assignments

Project Outline - 1000 words (10%)

Oral Presentation - 20 minutes (20%)

Project Report - 5000 words (50%)

Workplace Supervisor Assessment - 20 minutes (20%)

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Guest

Oct 10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars.

One of the worst experiences of my life. The PPU staff, especially in semester one 2025 was absolutely pathetic, poor communication with students and organisations, and poor tone when speaking with students. They took 4-6 months replying to emails (I'm not kidding) and loved gaslighting the students. Do NOT take the PPU, do the research project instead. The report and oral is the same for both capstones so definitely don't do PPU. Thank you PPU for ruining my life xo

Burbly

Nov 29

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So sorry to hear this bad experience.

I agree with your point of choosing Research project or PPU. Some friends only had a chance to do internship for 20-30 days which is not enough to even learn sufficiently the organisational context. Also "unpaid labour" is something we should question about the system.

What is better for PPU compared to Research? Nothing much but less, you studied hard for H1 above in core subjects but you won't be eligible for a PhD because you didn't simply choose Research project. If you do Research, you will probably get a chance to get your work (or two if SRMA) published while completing your MPH.

Karen

Apr 16

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

The coordinators are so supportive