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Ageing in Society (POPH90256)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 1
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Overview
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This subject aims to offer students a critical examination of the ways in which ageing is socially constructed. Students will learn about ageing from a range of perspectives, including life course, bio-medical, gender, cross cultural, consumer, historical and self-reflection. The subject will focus on how the prevailing social context shapes ideas, relationships, and practices with specific implications for older people. This subject will critically analyse all forms of ageism and how older people are portrayed in literature, media and government policy using case studies from Australia and other countries around the world. Students will be encouraged to reflect on what ageing means to them, how they would like to age and what the impact of an ageing population might mean for future policy development.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- demonstrate an informed understanding of how social construction of ageing influences perceptions, policies and practices;
- demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of the key social issues in the field of ageing;
- critically analyse the contemporary discourse around ageing in context of a range of perspectives; and
- identify and critically analyse a range of texts and perspectives on an issue of relevance to their own interest, expertise or practice.
Generic skills
Students will be provided with the opportunity to practice and reinforce:
- High level written communication skills
- Apply research skills to make evidence-supported recommendations
- Advanced skills in reasoning, persuasion and effective argumentation
- Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with team members
- Ability to make connections between theoretical concepts and everyday practice
Last updated: 3 November 2022
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Contribution to Online Participation throughout the teaching period (10%)
- Reflective task including peer feedback due mid terms (30%)
- Critical essay proposal (500 words) due second half of term (10%)
- A critical essay (2500 words) due end of term (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Briony Dow Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 29 January 2018 Teaching period 5 February 2018 to 1 April 2018 Last self-enrol date 30 January 2018 Census date 23 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 March 2018 Assessment period ends 8 April 2018 Term 1 contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Students will have access to electronic copies of relevant readings.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Ageing Course Specialist Certificate in Ageing Course Master of Ageing Course Master of Rehabilitation Science Course Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Science Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Course Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation Science Course Graduate Diploma in Ageing Course Master of Public Health Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Public Policy and Management Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Public Policy and Management Informal specialisation Ageing Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Public Policy and Management - 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.
Last updated: 3 November 2022