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

Area:

Centre for International Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

** 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. **

Individual Study:

1 x 4 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:

90311 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	Short Period 10					Y
2005	Bentley Campus	Short Period 3					Y
2005	Bentley Campus	Short Period 5					Y
2005	Bentley Campus	Short 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