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Women and Global Health (POPH90066)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/
Overview
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Developing and newly-industrialised countries experience wide variation in terms of history, politics, demographic transition, development and epidemiology. This subject situates women and their health in a dynamic context of development, globalisation and change. It examines key health issues, primarily for women in the Asian and Pacific Regions, but also in other international contexts, and explores factors that impact on health and illness throughout the lifespan. Gender, rights and ‘empowerment’ provide frameworks for analysis.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- describe the most important health issues for women globally
- discuss how social determinants of health in a local context interact with global structures and transitions to shape women’s health
- use a gender analysis framework to analyse a country-specific intervention developed in response to a particular health issue
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- critical appraisal of evidence well developed oral and written communication skills
- well developed skills in searching bibliographic data bases and in synthesising evidence
- an understanding analytic frameworks for addressing problems
- planning skills
- bility to frame and sustain an argument
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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One Group (in-class) presentation held on the last teaching day; | End of the teaching period | 20% |
Written paper, due on the last teaching day;
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
One essay due in the first week of the the University's Examination period.
| During the examination period | 60% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Cathy Vaughan Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 8 September 2023 to 13 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 15 September 2023 Census date 22 September 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 October 2023 Assessment period ends 20 October 2023 September contact information
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: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/
Time commitment details
170 hours
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Selected readings will be available.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Health Informal specialisation Sexual Health Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Major Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Informal specialisation Health Policy, Systems and Practice Informal specialisation Global Health Major Development Major Development Major Environment and Public Health Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Gender Studies Major Tailored Specialisation - Links to additional information
- 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