11938 (v.3) International Health 581
| Area: | School of Public Health |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| 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. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Examines some of the current important issues in international health. An overview of health problems and inequities between and within countries of the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean region. These are examined from an epidemiological perspective (including the environmental, demographic, political and economic determinants of disease), and from an ethnomedical perspective which examines the cultural meanings of health and illness (including definitions of illness, the sick role, status differences between patients and practitioners). The various responses of government, non-government and international organisations to health problems and challenges facing the world in the next decades. |
| 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. |
| Field of Education: | 061300 Public Health (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | 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
