Women and Ageing

Subject WOHT90009 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points:

12.50

Level:

9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)

Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Semester 1, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.

Pre-teaching Period Start	not applicable
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Assessment Period End	not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol	not applicable
Census Date	not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail	not applicable

Semester 2, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.

Pre-teaching Period Start	not applicable
Teaching Period	not applicable
Assessment Period End	not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol	not applicable
Census Date	not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail	not applicable

Intensive. See www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au for delivery details

Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.

Time Commitment:

Contact Hours: Twenty-four hours of lectures/seminars/tutorials supported by additional preliminary tutorials to a maximum of five hours.
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours.

Prerequisites:

None

Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

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.
The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Contact

Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs

Level 3, 442 Auburn Rd Hawthorn

Phone: 9810 3300

Email: mccp.enquiries@mccp.unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:	In the Western World, women are living up to 7 years longer than their male counterparts. This subject will take into account the implications of demographic trends in the ageing commsubjecty worldwide. The course will focus on the implications of the increasing numbers of older women who will continue, in the main, to live independent and relatively healthy lives. This subject will move beyond the biomedical issues of ageing and beyond the dominant stereotype of ageing as illness and ageing as physical and mental decline. In doing so, it will focus specifically on older women outside of institutional care. The course will discuss older women as productive, contributing members of the community. Consideration will be given to the various factors that may alone or together affect older women’s health and quality of life.
Objectives:	Students who successfully complete this subject should: • Have a sophisticated understanding of the implications of the changing demographic profile of the ageing population of women • Understand that the ageing process, as an integral stage in the human development life cycle can be viewed beyond a model of disease and ill health. • Have an in depth understanding of the biomedical and psychological aspects integral to the health and wellbeing of women over the age of 60 years • Be able to demonstrate enhanced critical analysis of the research evidence in discussing key issues in class presentations and written assignments on women and ageing
Assessment:	Class paper and written assignments totalling 4,000 words
Prescribed Texts:	NA
Recommended Texts:	Course materials are provided to all participants
Breadth Options:	This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:	Students who successfully complete this subject should: • Have a sophisticated understanding of the implications of the changing demographic profile of the ageing population of women • Understand that the ageing process, as an integral stage in the human development life cycle can be viewed beyond a model of disease and ill health. • Have an in depth understanding of the biomedical and psychological aspects integral to the health and wellbeing of women over the age of 60 years • Be able to demonstrate enhanced critical analysis of the research evidence in discussing key issues in class presentations and written assignments on women and ageing
Links to further information:	www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au
Related Course(s):	Master of Women's Health Postgraduate Diploma in Women's Health

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