| Area: |
Centre for International Health |
| Credits: |
25.0 |
| Contact Hours: |
8.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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| Individual Study: |
1 x 8 Hours Weekly |
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| Syllabus: |
Overview of the history and current activities of health organisations such as the Red Cross, Community Aid Abroad, AusAid, World Health Organization and Medecins Sans Frontieres. Issues in disasters including natural history of disasters, strategies in disaster management and disaster epidemiology. Climate change and human health, the health impact of globalisation, the effects of militarism, sustainable development, conflicts between globalising industry and environmental protection, gender developmentperspectives and interventions. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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| Field of Education: | 069900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping) |
| Funding Cluster: | 06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
