Gender and Women's Health (244CW_INFSPC_6)

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Overview

Students specialising in Gender and Women’s Health will acquire knowledge about gender and the social determinants of health. The specialisation will provide students with the tools to explain and measure the ways in which gender affects heath, including how women's and men's positions in society shape health outcomes across the lifespan. Another focus of the stream is women’s health from a global perspective. On completion, students will have the capacity to develop public health strategies that take into account the role of gender. This specialisation provides professional education for graduates who work or intend to work as researchers, clinicians, educators, policy makers or health promotion practitioners in the expanding fields of gender and women's health. Students can apply to undertake a Research Project in Gender & Women’s Health, in which they may either use qualitative or quantitative social research methods or epidemiological approaches to examine problems related to gender or women’s health.

Intended learning outcomes

Last updated: 30 January 2024

Structure

Standard 200 Point Program (no Advanced Standing):

SIX core subjects and NINE elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects, EIGHT elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Students granted 25 Credit Points Advanced Standing:

SIX core subjects and SEVEN elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
SIX core subjects, SIX elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Students granted 50 Credit Points Advanced Standing:

FIVE core subjects and SIX elective subjects and the Capstone Selective POPH90227 Public Health in Practice OR
FIVE core subjects and FIVE elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Subject Options

Core Subjects

Student must complete POPH90217 unless they have been granted 50 points Advanced Standing (150 point program) or an exemption has been granted.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90217	Foundations of Public Health	February (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90013	Biostatistics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90014	Epidemiology 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90218	Public Health Leadership and Management	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90231	Qualitative Research in Public Health	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90274	Prioritising & Planning in Public Health	September (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Highly Recommended Electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90199	Gender and Health	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Other Recommended Electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90069	Sexual and Reproductive Health	July (On Campus - Parkville) July (Online)	12.5
POPH90205	Health Inequalities	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90066	Women and Global Health	September (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Capstone

There are three Capstone options to choose from - please refer to the Course Entry for detailed information on each of these:

Research Project
Professional Practice Unit
Capstone selective subject (POPH90227 Public health in Practice) and an additional elective.

Pre-requisite Subjects for the Research Project Option

Please refer to the Subject Entries below for detailed information on the research project pre-requisites for this specialisation.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
POPH90284	Research Project in Public Health Part 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90285	Research Project in Public Health Part 2	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90255	Research Project in Public Health - S	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25