Applied Health Research
Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $1,192 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
About this subject
In this subject, you will learn how to apply research to solve real world problems of the sort that you will encounter in your practice as health professionals. This subject will employ experiential learning principles through nested and authentic assessments. This will give you the opportunity to learn research methods in a sequential manner and receive focused feedback, thereby increasing confidence to use your research skills in future professional roles. From the first week you will be placed in research teams to enable collaboration and support across the subject. In groups, you will begin by developing your skills in identifying a problem, developing a research question and objective, and designing a review protocol to locate, appraise and extract information from relevant high-quality sources. Next, you will conduct a search and synthesise findings in a transparent scientific format whereby you practice the skills of narrative and tabular summaries. Subsequently, you will be exposed to data and gain basic statistical knowledge needed to prepare a data report and contextualise your findings within the broader literature. Finally, student research teams will take part in a group poster presentation whereby the findings from across the semester are summarised and contextualised. You will have the chance to identify future research cycle improvements and reflect on your work across the semester. Additionally, members of the La Trobe research community will present their work to demonstrate practical applications of research skills relevant to health professionals. In conclusion, PHE2AHR is a second year subject, therefore to ensure your best opportunity for success in meeting the subject's intended learning outcomes, it is recommended that you have completed at least 120 credit points before enrolling.
Applied Health Research is a standalone subject at La Trobe University in VIC. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with La Trobe University before enrolling.
La Trobe University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 12 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
Details on this page are compiled from the provider's published subject information and government registers. Fees, intakes and credit rules can change — confirm current details with La Trobe University before enrolling.
Listing facts
- Type
- Single subject
- National code
- LTU-PHE2AHR
- Field of education
- Information technology
- Provider
- La Trobe University
- Credit points
- 25
- Study mode
- Online
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Qualifications listed
- 0
- FEE-HELP
- Eligible