Priority Issues in Women's Health

Subject WOHT90006 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points:

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
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

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: 36 hours of lectures/seminars/tutorials in the intensive period, supported by additional preliminary tutorials to a maximum of ten 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:	This subject focuses on parameters of healthy functioning including physical, psychological and social wellbeing and their interrelationships. It also considers the way in which various social and cultural factors may affect women's health and quality of life and provoke illness. Particular examples including the impact of smoking, body image and pre menstrual syndrome will be examined in detail.
Objectives:	Students who successfully complete this subject should: be able to identify current priority issues in women's health understand the biomedical and psychosocial models of women's health and the different implications for the development of women's health of each model understand the policy context in which priorities in women's health are developed and acted on be able to discuss and present a paper to the class on at least one priority issue in women's health
Assessment:	Class paper and written assignments totalling 8,000 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: be able to identify current priority issues in women's health understand the biomedical and psychosocial models of women's health and the different implications for the development of women's health of each model understand the policy context in which priorities in women's health are developed and acted on be able to discuss and present a paper to the class on at least one priority issue in women's health
Links to further information:	www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au
Related Course(s):	Master of Women's Health Postgraduate Certificate in Women's Health Postgraduate Diploma in Women's Health

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