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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
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Contact information
Term 2
alice.rotabartelink@unimelb.edu.au
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
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: 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
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: 31 January 2024
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 25 April 2022 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 2 May 2022 to 26 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 26 April 2022 Census date 20 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 June 2022 Assessment period ends 3 July 2022 Term 2 contact information
alice.rotabartelink@unimelb.edu.au
OREmail: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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 Specialist Certificate in Gerontology Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Rehabilitation Science Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Course Graduate Certificate in Gerontology Course Master of Ageing Course Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation Science Course Graduate Certificate in Ageing Course Master of Public Health Informal specialisation Evaluation and Implementation Science - 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: 31 January 2024