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Global Health (POPH90250)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2017
Overview
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Global Health is an area for study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. It emphasises transnational health issues, determinants and solutions, involves many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, and is a synthesis of population-level clinical care
This subject is a core subject of the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H). A range of presentations and interactive activities will cover:
- determinants of tropical disease such as gender, equity and nutrition,
- conceptual framework for disease prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary),
- “one health”,
- impacts of global warming,
- health and complex humanitarian emergencies,
- structure and roles of international organisation, non-governmental organisations and international development health,
- primary health care and Alma Ata,
- health systems policy and health financing, and
- issues of noncommunicable disease.
This subject will be taught on campus in block mode over five days.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- consider and apply interdisciplinary approaches to global health.
- respond to socio-economic and structural determinants of global health.
- incorporate disease prevention into programmatic and policy health responses.
- take into account situations and conditions specific to global health.
- demonstrate understanding of the workings and impact of major stakeholders and systems on global health.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students should have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Working with others and in teams
- Initiative, autonomy and organisation
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication
- Decision-making
- Persuasion and argumentation
- Using computers and relevant software
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90249 | Foundations of Tropical & Global Health | February (Online) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 2.5 hour examination - MCQs and/or short answer questions, due final day of the intensive class, (50%)
- 2,500 word written assignment, due 6 weeks after the intensive class, (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2017
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Key readings will be made available to students.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022