Drugs That Shape Society
Subject UNIB20008 (2012)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.
Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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Level: | 2 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012: Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 2 x 1hr lectures per week, 1 x 1hr tutorial per week Total Time Commitment: 120 hours | ||||||||||||
Prerequisites: | N/A | ||||||||||||
Corequisites: | N/A | ||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | N/A | ||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | N/A | ||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. |
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Subject Overview: |
Drugs that Shape Society is a compelling story of drugs that provides insight to us as individuals and as a society. Drugs impact our lives in many different ways. Social responses to their use have shaped our laws, the health system, commerce – even foreign policies. In Australia the use of therapeutic drugs is carefully regulated to maintain cost and safety, some recreational drugs are taxed heavily to provide government income, while others are banned and huge costs are incurred attempting to prevent their use. Other countries have a different blend of risk, responsibility and regulation.
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Objectives: |
By the end of this unit students will |
Assessment: |
Completion of a field trip to the Magistrates court is compulsory and at least 80% attendance at tutorials is required. |
Prescribed Texts: |
Stephens, T & Brynner R, (2001) Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and its Revival as a Vital Medicine, Perseus Publishing, Cambridge, Massachusetts ISBN 0-738-0404-8 |
Recommended Texts: |
A primer of drug action, Julien, Advozat, Comaty, 2011, (Worth Publishers). |
Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: |
On completion of this subject students should |
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