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Health and Social Justice (POPH90300)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
chenhall@unimelb.edu.au jovanovskin@unimelb.edu.au
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
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Social justice in public health holds the view that everyone deserves equal rights and opportunities, and the right to good health. Yet today, inequities in health are driven by unequal policies and practices based on the unequal distribution of money, power and resources among communities based on gender, class, race, place and other factors. Incorporating insights from the social sciences, this subject will engage with the social, political, economic and historical factors shaping the root causes of health inequities. Promoting social justice through strategies of health promotion, community development, empowerment and advocacy becomes a driving mission of public health. This subject will explore social justice concepts, issues and policy remedies – supporting the development of the necessary analytical tools and information to assess inequality and injustice and address historical and contemporary issues. Students will gain skills and competencies in public health advocacy, that focus on both individual and community level disadvantage, as well as social policy reform and community activism.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Illustrate understanding of social justice concepts, issues and policies in public health
- Evaluate how health inequities and the forms and meaning that illness take are embedded in various social, cultural and historical contexts
- Evaluate social justice perspectives and strategies to improve health promotion, community development and policy issues in public health
- Develop materials for advocacy on significant public health issues using social justice perspectives that focus on strengthening individuals and communities and promoting healthy macro-policies.
- Assess different strategies for public health advocacy by interrogating the underlying conceptualisation and practice of dominant public health approaches related to health disparities.
Generic skills
Academic Distinction
- In-depth knowledge of public health conceptual foundations and practice
- Apply specialist public health knowledge and skills in a public health discipline
- Examine issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives within public health
- Think critically and creatively
- Apply knowledge, information and research skills to solve complex problems
- Effective written and oral communicator
Academic Citizenship
- Engage with contemporary local, national, global issues
- High regard for human rights, social inclusion, ethics and the environment
- Awareness of social and cultural diversity in communities
- Work collaboratively with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds
- Respect Indigenous knowledge, culture and values
- Potential to be leaders in their profession
- Equipped to make substantial contributions to society
Integrity and self-awareness
- Motivated and organised, with an ability to set goals, manage time and prioritise
- Work effectively both independently and in groups
- Flexible and adaptable
- Awareness of own limitations and able to reflect and learn from their mistakes
- Empathy and concern for others and be able to manage their own well-being.
- Ability to respond constructively to appraisal, performance review or assessment
- Manage uncertainty
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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1 written assessment in the form of a review of the public health social justice literature
| Week 3 | 25% |
1 written assessment in form of an opinion/editorial piece
| Week 6 | 25% |
1 written assessment in the form of an advocacy report
| Week 12 | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinators Richard Chenhall and Natalie Jovanovski Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
chenhall@unimelb.edu.au jovanovskin@unimelb.edu.au
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
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024