INDH1006 (v.1) Indigenous Cultures and Health Behaviours
Area: | Faculty of Health Sciences |
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Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
Online Class: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): |
313394 (v.3)
Foundations for Professional Health Practice 100
or any previous version
OR CMHL1000 (v.1) Foundations for Professional Health Practice or any previous version OR 313027 (v.1) Inquiry for Nursing Practice 161 or any previous version OR NURS1000 (v.2) Foundations of Nursing Practice or any previous version OR Admission into B-MBBS (v.1) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery or any previous version OR Admission into EN-INPMHE (v.1) Indigenous Pre–Medicine and Health Sciences Enabling Course or any previous version |
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
Syllabus: | In this unit students will examine culture and diversity within local, national and global Indigenous populations; impacts of specific policies and historical events on Indigenous Australians and their effects on perceptions of health, illness and disability, health and health care access. Applying theories of health behaviour students will analyse health outcomes of Indigenous Australians and explore underlying social, environmental, psychological and biological determinants. Within a primary health care model, students will explore how health professionals can work inter-professionally and in partnership with Indigenous individuals, families, communities and organisations. |
Field of Education: | 061305 Indigenous Health |
Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
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2017 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
2017 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
2017 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
2017 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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