Public Health Perspectives of Indigenous Health (PHCM9630)
This course will introduce students to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through the lens of public health and statistics through interactive lectures.
This course will introduce students to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through the lens of public health and statistics through interactive lectures.
In this course, 10 major topic areas important in Indigenous health will be examined. These include:
This elective course comprises 6 units of credit towards the total required for completion of programs offered by the School of Population Health. It is also a stream defining course of the Masters of Public Health in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing.
External (distance)
Ebony Lewis
Course Co-Convenor
+61 (2) 9385 3942
ebony.lewis@unsw.edu.au
We welcome students from any discipline and level of experience to contribute perspectives and understandings. In addition, we encourage you to engage with the material, ask questions, discuss relevant issues with teachers and colleagues, and regard the available literature with a critical eye.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
This course incorporates a student-centred, blended learning approach, informed by Indigenous pedagogies. The two-day on-campus workshop is its centrepiece, laying the foundations of a collaborative learning community. For those who are unable to attend, there will be an alternative online component for you to complete. This will include compulsory webinar sessions in Week 1 which you will need to attend if you did not participate in the two-day workshop. Details are available on the Moodle site. Attendance at the workshop is strongly recommended.
In the two-day face-to-face workshop, you will engage with a range of Indigenous health professionals as well as your peers. We place a high value on your own experiences as health professionals, which you will inevitably call upon and share both face to face, in the scenario planning you will do online and in the development of your critical reflection practice.
Assessment Task 1 – Critical reflection
Weighting: 30%
Length: 1500 words
Assessment Task 2 – Investigative report
Weighting: 45%
Length: 2500-3000 words
Assessment Task 3 – Online group discussions
Weighting: 25%
Length: Posts minimum 200 words
Assessment Tast 4 – Reading Game
Weighting: 5%
Learning resources for this course consist of the following:
PHCM9630 does not have a textbook. However, we do recommend you try to view the following recommended readings, which are available in UNSW Library: