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Significant Issues in Women's Health (GENP60001)
Graduate coursework level 6Points: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
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This subject addresses the impact of significant milestones across the lifecycle on women’s well-being and sense of self. It includes issues from adolescence, the childbearing years and parenting, the middle years, menopause and after. It aims to engender knowledge of the issues that impact on women’s health including depression and other mood disorders, body image, sexuality, abuse, work and family and aspects of loss and grief.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe the impact of socio-psychological factors on women’s health and well-being;
- Critically discuss the impact of women’s roles and responsibilities on their health and well-being;
- Explain how significant biological milestones in a woman’s life affect her health and well-being; and
- Discuss the health challenges faced by women from minority groups, including cultural minorities, women with disabilities and lesbian women.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
- enhanced critical thinking skills
- further developed written and oral communication skills
- further developed skills working in a multidisciplinary time
Last updated: 17 June 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 17 June 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Preparation of a resource portfolio equivalent to
| End of semester | 30% |
Written assignment
| Mid semester | 20% |
Assignment covering all key aspects of the subject
| End of semester | 50% |
Reflective journal
| End of semester | N/A |
Additional details
- 1,000 word written assignment due mid semester (20%)
- 2,000 word assignment covering all key aspects of the subject due end of semester (50%)
- Preparation of a resource portfolio equivalent to 1,000 words, due end of semester (30%)
- Reflective journal equivalent to 1,000 words, due end of semester (pass/fail hurdle requirement)
In order to pass this hurdle requirement, students must demonstrate that they have read and understood the materials related to the tasks and can apply the principles and evidence based guidelines to the context in which they work.
Students must achieve a cumulative mark of at least 50% and a pass in the hurdle requirement in order to pass the subject.
Last updated: 17 June 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Tracy Murphy Mode of delivery Online Contact hours NIL (Online) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Tracy Murphy Mode of delivery Online Contact hours NIL (Online) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 17 June 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Students undertaking this subject via the Community Access Program (CAP) must provide all the following supporting documents when applying:
- Evidence of National Division 1 Registration
- Certified copies of academic transcript from undergraduate degree
- Evidence of at least one year of professional experience in a clinical setting (the provision of a CV is not sufficient; an example of valid evidence is a letter of reference or an employment contract which includes a statement that the student has completed the equivalent of one year of full time clinical practice).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing Course Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing Course Master of Advanced Nursing Practice - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Additional entry requirements apply. Please refer to the Further Information section.
Last updated: 17 June 2023