308949 (v.1) Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Economics 501


Area: Centre for International Health
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 10.0
 
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Individual Study: 1 x 10 Hours Weekly
 
Syllabus: Value-based introduction to Aboriginal cultural issues with respect to health, primarily. Introduction to economics. Aboriginal health economics. Aboriginal health, Aboriginal health policy and Aboriginal health economics in a historical perspective. Assesses impact of colonisation and post colonisation on Aboriginal health. Value base of the standard conventional individualistic economics vis-a-vis the more communitarianism of Aboriginal culture. Impact of institutional racism on health and health care.Concept of the Aboriginal Terms of Reference.
 
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Field of Education: 090311 Indigenous Studies
Funding Cluster: 03 - Humanities
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Study Period 10         Y
2005 Bentley Campus Study Period 3         Y
2005 Bentley Campus Study Period 5         Y
2005 Bentley Campus Study Period 8         Y
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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