Women's Health in Asia and the Pacific

Subject WOHT90010 (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.

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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.

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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 in the intensive period, 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:	Australian political and academic leaders have recommended closer links between Australia and other countries of the Asia Pacific region. In order for these links to be forged, Australians must attempt to understand some of the crucial issues facing the region. Poverty, gender discrimination and uneven development have contributed to inequities in women's health status in our region. This course will focus on women's health issues in the Asia Pacific region. Drawing on the fieldwork experience of lecturers in a number of countries, it will explore the interrelationship between women's health and social systems, culture, economic development and public policy. It will also look at migration and women's health among various populations, including some immigrant groups in Australia.
Objectives:	Students who successfully complete this subject should have: • Developed an in depth understanding of the major health systems and women's health issues of the Asia Pacific region • A sophisticated understanding of the influence of social, cultural and economic factors on women's health in our region • Advanced written and oral communication skills as evidenced by the ability to discuss, present and write up assignments on specific aspects of women's health in the Asia Pacific region, or among immigrants from the region in Australia.
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: • Developed an in depth understanding of the major health systems and women's health issues of the Asia Pacific region • A sophisticated understanding of the influence of social, cultural and economic factors on women's health in our region • Advanced written and oral communication skills as evidenced by the ability to discuss, present and write up assignments on specific aspects of women's health in the Asia Pacific region, or among immigrants from the region in Australia.
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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