HSH755 - Postgraduate Health Practicum
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H616, H704, H709, H714, H756, H757, H759, H771, M703 |
| Prerequisite: | Completion of six (6) Hxx7xx units before commencing the practicum. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | On-campus: |
| In-person attendance requirements | In order to complete AT1A and to complete the hurdle requirement for this unit students must attend seminar 1 for the unit. Attendance at an alternative Week 1 seminar may be possible with evidence of inability to attend the scheduled seminar |
| Note: | Important Enrolment Information Once enrolled, please ensure that you check your Deakin student email account regularly in the weeks leading-up to trimester for important information related to preparing for the unit and securing your placement. Police Check and Working with Children Check Some external host organisations may also require students to obtain a Working with Children Check if students will be working directly with children or families whilst on placement. If a Working with Children Check is required students will need to source this Check via the Victorian Government Working with Children Check site. Other relevant checks such as immunisations and a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Check may also be required to align with some host organisations' requirements. Please refer to the placement advertisement on the Deakin Talent Jobs Board for host organisation specific requirements. The costs of police checks, Working with Children Checks, immunisations and any other relevant check are payable by students. Deakin University accepts no liability for the requirements imposed by external host organisations. |
Content
HSH755 Postgraduate Health Practicum provides students with the opportunity to undertake an authentic experience of postgraduate-level work, to develop knowledge, generic skills and graduate attributes that enhance future employment. Students will complete a practicum in an area of public health, health promotion, health economics, disability and inclusion and/or health and human services management.
The practicum, through the FreelancingHUB or in a host organisation, will comprise of 120 placement hours and completion of unit assessments.
Support for the unit is provided through the Unit Chair, Unit site and email. The unit site is used for the delivery of Unit resources; academic assessment and feedback; and administrative purposes, including communication with enrolled students.
Students enrolled in this unit are ambassadors for their courses as well as for Deakin University. The highest standards of professional and personal conduct are expected at all times. Students need to achieve a pass in each of the assessment tasks to successfully pass the unit. Once this is achieved the student will be awarded an ungraded PASS for the unit.
Hurdle requirement
Students need to achieve a pass in each component of each assessment task to successfully pass the unit. This includes attending the Week 1 seminar in order to complete AT1A.
*NOTE: Re-submission of assessment tasks may be possible if a passing grade is not achieved in the first attempt. Attendance at an alternative Week 1 seminar may be possible with evidence of inability to attend the scheduled seminar.
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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