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Significant Issues in Women's Health (GENP60001)

Graduate coursework level 6Points: 12.5Online

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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

This subject explores significant issues that affect the health of women.

At the end of this subject students will be able to: 

  • Analyse and integrate key findings from research to inform debate on the impact of psycho-social factors on women's health and well-being
  • Examine 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 wellbeing,
  • 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