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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Health, Society and Sustainability

  • Unit Code

    HST1183

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Julie Susan DARE

Description

The aim of this unit is to analyse the social context of health and health promotion. The unit is designed to introduce students to an understanding of the social and cultural factors which influence health and health behaviour. Sociological concepts and theories will be studied to provide frameworks for the analysis of health in society.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST1122

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply sociological theories and concepts to the study of health beliefs and behaviour.
  2. Apply theoretical perspectives to the study of the social context of health promotion.
  3. Articulate the relationship between health and sustainability in socio-cultural contexts.
  4. Communicate sociological ideas and concepts relating to health inequalities.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of social change and implications for health, in areas including social class, the family, and gender.
  6. Explain the role of political ideologies and power in influencing models of health care and health promotion.
  7. Identify significant social, political and economic influences on health in Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in Australia.

Unit Content

  1. The social determinants of health.
  2. The social gradient.
  3. Family, society and health.
  4. Social class and health.
  5. Gender and health.
  6. Ethnicity and health.
  7. Indigenous health.
  8. Work, leisure and health.
  9. Demography and health.
  10. Sustainability and health.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-Campus Lectures, audiovisual materials, small group activities and discussions. In-class and online quizzes are included to encourage student participation. Off-Campus E-learning course work and activities provided through MyECU and supported by a tutor. Online access to activities, quizzes and audiovisual materials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Annotated Bibliography Determinants of health: Bibliography20%
EssayHealth enquiry40%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Annotated Bibliography Determinants of health: Bibliography20%
EssayHealth enquiry40%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Health, Society and Sustainability

  • Unit Code

    HST1183

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Julie Susan DARE

Description

The aim of this unit is to analyse the social context of health and health promotion. The unit is designed to help students understand the social, cultural and environmental factors that influence health and health behaviours. Students will learn about relevant frameworks and theories to investigate why some population groups experience poorer health outcomes than others.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST1122

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse causes of health inequity using sociological theories and frameworks.
  2. Communicate sociological ideas and concepts relating to health inequity among diverse populations.
  3. Apply knowledge of the impact of historical and contemporary events on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's health and social disadvantage.
  4. Identify links between ecological sustainability and health.

Unit Content

  1. The social determinants of health.
  2. The social gradient.
  3. Family, society and health.
  4. Social class and health.
  5. Gender and health.
  6. Ethnicity and health.
  7. Indigenous health.
  8. Work, leisure and health.
  9. Demography and health.
  10. Sustainability and health.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered13 x 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Academic skill development is a core component of this unit. Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit and to guide students through the literature. Group discussion, analysis of case studies and audio-visual materials are used to enhance learning and allow development of analytical and decision-making skills.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz: Determinants of health20%
Annotated Bibliography Determinants of health: Biblography40%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz: Determinants of health20%
Annotated Bibliography Determinants of health: Bibliography40%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Ezzy, D. (2009). Researching health: Methodological traditions and innovations. In J. Germov (Ed.), Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (4th ed., pp. 45–61). South Melbourne, Australia: OUP.
  • Germov, J. (2014). Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology. (5th ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/868267012?databaseList=638

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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