Social Health
Major/Minor/Specialisation !244-CW-SPC+1006 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
| Year and Campus: | 2010 |
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Coordinator
Dr Giuliana Fuscaldo
Contact
Centre for Health and Society
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Academic Programs Office
Melbourne School of Population Health
Tel: +61 3 8344 9339
Fax: +61 3 8344 0824
Email: sph-gradinfo@unimelb.edu.au
| Overview: | The Social Health specialisation in the MPH uses the social sciences as its base; it uses a multidisciplinary approach that integrates a variety of humanities and social sciences perspectives on health and health care. It incorporates subjects from health ethics, sociology of health and illness, medical anthropology and the history of health care. The Social Health specialisation draws on national and international developments in health care knowledge and practice that urge us to address health in new ways. The Social Health specialisation provides higher order skills in social health with an emphasis on critical analysis, and written and verbal communication. The social and political dimensions of illness and suffering and the cultural differences in the understanding of health care delivery present important challenges, not only to practitioners, but also to administrators and planners. For example, a social health approach provides the opportunity to address such areas as: social determinants of health, complex ethical health issues arising out of the use of stem cell research, and the development of culturally sensitive population health programs. |
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| Objectives: | - |
| Structure & Available Subjects: | 200 Point Program: 14 subjects and a research project 175 Point Program: 12 subjects and a research project 150 Point Program: 10 subjects and a research project |
| Subject Options: | Two Core Consortium SubjectsSubject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Other Consortium SubjectsA minimum of two appropriate Consortium subjects from the following:Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Prerequisite Subjects for Research ReportSubject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Recommended Group 1 ElectivesA minimum of four subjects from the list below.
Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Research ProjectThe research project is compulsory and allows students to consolidate their MPH studies in a particular discipline(s). Some research projects have pre-requisites and/or recommended subjects to help guide course planning. These subjects are offered in two consecutive semesters i.e. Semester 1 and 2 or 2 and 1. All students should consult with the MPH coordinator early in their enrolment to identify possible research project topics and supervisors.Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: |
| Related Course(s): |
Master of Public Health |
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