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Health Science 1
48 hours face to face + blended
One teaching period or equivalent
Hawthorn
Overview
This unit aims to provide an introduction to health sciences and an explication of the scientific method; develop students’ ability to critically evaluate/interpret information about health and disease; ensure that students understand the broad biological, social, cultural and environmental factors that have an impact on health and disease; introduce students to the Australian and International Health systems using comparative case studies; and develop an understanding of the importance of technologies in the context of health and disease.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Pathways Teaching 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
01-July-2024
27-September-2024
27-September-2024
Last self-enrolment date
14-July-2024
Census date
26-July-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
16-August-2024
Results released date
08-October-2024
Pathways Teaching 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-October-2024
31-January-2025
31-January-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-November-2024
Census date
15-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-December-2024
Results released date
11-February-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate academic skills, the ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively
- Interpret and integrate different sources of information on Health and Disease in the public domain
- Demonstrate understanding of socio-cultural, biological and environmental factors that have an impact on health and disease
- Use the scientific method to appraise health information in a range of health case studies
- Demonstrate an understanding of the health system in Australia and Internationally
- Define concepts of Health and Disease
- Understand the range of employment outcomes available in health industries
- Identify and discuss the most important trends in health science
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online (Online lecture) |
2 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Face to Face Contact (Tutorial 1) |
2 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Face to Face Contact (Tutorial 2) |
2 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities (Independent Learning) |
6.5 | 12 weeks | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULOs |
---|---|---|---|
Examination | Individual | 30 - 50% | 1,2,6,7,8 |
Presentation | Individual/Group | 25 - 35% | 2,3,5 |
Project | Individual | 15 - 25% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Quizzes | Individual | 10 - 20% | 3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Broad scope of health sciences
- The scientific method
- How to evaluate and interpret information about health and disease
- The biological, social, cultural and environmental factors that have an impact on health and disease
- The Australian Health system and comparisons to other international systems
- Technology in health and disease
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.