TM6106 - Doctor of Public Health Thesis Part 1 of 4

Credit points:	12
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Subject chain:	TM6106 TM6107 TM6108 TM6109
Administered by:	Discipline of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

Available to all students enrolled in the Doctor of Public Health.

This major thesis for the professional doctorate will consist of a practically oriented research and/or development work in a specific area of public health, culminating in a major thesis. The presentation of the Doctor of Public Health thesis may follow similar style to a PhD thesis, however published work may also contribute partly or wholly to this thesis.

Learning Outcomes

• complete substantial advanced project work in the students area of specialisation;
• present a major thesis report of project work at an acceptable level.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

TM6001 and TM6002

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Richard Speare.
Contact hours:	480 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Richard Speare.
Contact hours:	480 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.