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APACPH Undergraduate Curriculum Development Project Survey

Introduction

This survey has been sent to you as part of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health’s (APACPH) Curriculum Development Project. The Working Group includes the following individuals:

This survey is being undertaken to:

• identify the current status of undergraduate education in public health at both APACPH member institutions and other universities in the region, including the structure, mission, and curricula of these programs.
• determine which APACPH member institutions might be interested in offering undergraduate programs in the near future and how a network coordinated by APACPH might be able to provide support and assistance.

The Undergraduate Curriculum Project aims to:

• define the competencies for undergraduate education in public health
• explore the relationship between graduate and undergraduate curricula in public health
• develop strategies to improve undergraduate curricula in public health

We would request that you nominate a contact person that is involved in your undergraduate (public health) curriculum and their contact details at the beginning of this survey, so that we can make any follow-up on any survey responses and also for the future establishment of a network to improve and discuss undergraduate curriculum in public health education.

We would also appreciate any feedback or comments on this survey at the conclusion of the questions. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any further questions or require further information on this important APACPH initiative.

We thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Instructions

This survey has been designed so that you can complete it as an electronic copy, save and return by email or print and return by mail/fax.

1. Type your answers into the designated grey areas or click in the check boxes

2. Once completed save onto your computer and print or send as an attached file by email.

Contact Information

All surveys can be returned by email, fax or mail to the following:

Email: Fax: 61+7 3864 9693

Mailing address: APACPHUndergraduate Curriculum Survey

Attention: Rebecca Watson

School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology

Victoria Park Road

Kelvin Grove QLD 4059, Australia

For more information on APACPH Initiatives/Projects

Please fill out the following information before commencing this survey:

For your guide, the term public health is defined as a social and political concept aimed at improving health, prolonging life and improving the quality of life among whole populations through health promotion, disease prevention and other forms of health intervention.[1] Any education, courses, or subjects that you offer within your organisation that fall under this broad term can be included in your answers to this survey.

1. Does your institution offer a public health program or courses?

1. In what year(s) were the following introduced at the undergraduate level?

1. If you offer a public health major (i.e. Bachelor of Public Health or equivalent) who does most of the teaching and grants the degree?

1. Do you consider your undergraduate program:

1. Do you offer areas of specialisation to undergraduates?

1. How many students are currently enrolled in your undergraduate public health-related programs

1. What proportion of all students enrolled in majors at your school are studying at the undergraduate/bachelors degree level?

1. Do you allow students who are not enrolled in your public health related program to take your undergraduate public health courses?

1. If you offer a undergraduate major or a program with a component of public health, how many students graduated from it in each of the following years?

1. Please estimate the percentage of graduates that do each of the following upon graduation (please indicate if this information is not available (n/a)):

1. If you offer a public health major, please check the curriculum areas that are required of all undergraduate majors

1. Do any of the above core/required courses:

1. Can undergraduates use any of the credits/courses earned in their undergraduate program towards completion of a postgraduate degree?

1. How many full-time academic staff (or full-time equivalent positions) do you have in your institution that have a primary role teaching students in the public health-related curriculum?

1. How many teaching staff have the following academic qualifications?

Do you have any further comments?

Thank- you for completing this survey

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[1] WHO, 1998 Health Promotion Glossary (available online )