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Ageing in Society (POPH90256)
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
alice.rotabartelink@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
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
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
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 2 - Online
Coordinator Alice Rota-Bartelink Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 30 Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 20 April 2020 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 27 April 2020 to 21 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 21 April 2020 Census date 15 May 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 28 June 2020 Term 2 contact information
alice.rotabartelink@unimelb.edu.au
ORMelbourne School of Professional and Continuing EducationPhone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
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 Master of Ageing Course Master of Rehabilitation Science Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Course Specialist Certificate in Ageing Course Master of Public Administration Course Graduate Diploma in Ageing Course Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation Science Course Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Science Course Master of Public Health Informal specialisation Ageing - 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