Women's Health

Major/Minor/Specialisation !244-CW-SPC+1007 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Dr Louise Keogh

Contact

Key Centre for Women's Health in Society
Telephone: +61 3 8344 0717
Email: enquiries-kcwhs@ unimelb.edu.au

OR

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 Women’s Health specialisation offers an epidemiology stream for those wanting to develop epidemiological research skills to apply to women’s health, or a social research methods stream, for those wishing to learn qualitative or quantitative social research skills. Students will also develop a sophisticated understanding of gender and the social determinants of health. It provides professional education for graduates who work or intend to work as researchers, clinicians, educators, policy makers or health promotion practitioners in the expanding field of women's health, or who are interested in the ways in which gender affects health risks, status and outcomes.
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:

Three Core Subjects

Please note:

  • 505101 Statistics and 505102 Epidemiology are Consortium subjects.
  • 505986 Social Analysis in Health 1 has 505987 Social Analysis in Health 2 as a co-requisite, however students are not required to enrol in 505987.
  • 505986 replaces the consortium subject 505-109 Social and Cultural Perspectives in Public health.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
March
12.50
Or, if intending to conduct an analytic epidemiological research project in women’s health students must take the following subjects.
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Other Consortium Subjects

A minimum of one appropriate Consortium subject from the following:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Selectives

Students must also enroll in the following women's health core subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
and CHOOSE from one of the following
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Students who intend to conduct an analytic epidemiological research project should also enroll in:
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Recommended Group 1 Electives

A minimum of 2 subjects from the following list:
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Research Project

Students must have completed core consortium subjects, at least one Women’s Health core subject and be enrolled in Principles of Social Research Design (505-998) and either Social Sciences Research Methods (505-973) or Study design in epidemiology (505-973) before enrolling in the Research Project.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Related Course(s): Master of Public Health

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