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Creative Approaches: Children and Youth (HLTH90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Term 2
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-creativity-and-health/
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Term 2 - Online |
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This subject, provided by an interdisciplinary team, will introduce students to the core elements of the use of creativity and performance, both theory and practice, and how it can be used to improve the health and well being of children and young people who are receiving care in health care settings. It will expose students to a number of different models and frameworks and how these can be used in health care settings. The subject will also introduce students to the importance of understanding child and adolescent development and how creative approaches can be used in health settings. Case studies will be used to demonstrate how creativity is used in health care settings.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- Understand the developmental needs of children and young people
- Understand health settings
- Understand how creativity and performance can be used in health care settings to improve the health and well being of children and young people
- Critically evaluate programs that are developed in the field to determine their effic
Generic skills
- high level written communication skills
- advanced information and interpretation skills
- advanced analytic, integration and problem-solving skills
- demonstrate competence in critical and theoretical thinking through essay writing and online discussions
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Contribution to online discussions (total 3 hours - 25 minutes per week) | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Case Studies, Weeks 4 & 5
| From Week 4 to Week 5 | 30% |
Written Essay
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Term 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Ralph Hampson Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 32 Total time commitment 136 hours Pre teaching start date 20 April 2020 Pre teaching requirements Week 0 provides orientation to course and subject Teaching period 27 April 2020 to 21 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 21 April 2020 Census date 29 May 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 June 2020 Assessment period ends 28 June 2020 Term 2 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-creativity-and-health/
Time commitment details
Participating on online forums and discussion boards. Viewing and readings materials provided online. Completing assessment tasks.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022