SPECIAL NOTE:
Restricted to Bachelor of Nursing students
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HGA138
H,L,R,V
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 2
12-JUL-2010
10-AUG-2010
30-AUG-2010
15-OCT-2010
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
DESCRIPTION This unit introduces students to a sociological perspective on health and illness in contemporary Australian society. Focusing on the usefulness of this perspective within the nursing context, the unit is divided into four modules: (1) 'Ideas about health and illness' explores different approaches to health and illness in the Australian context; (2) 'Social structure and health' examines health and illness patterns in Australia with a focus on the effects of marginalisation and exclusion, including those experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; (3) 'Experiencing health and illness' applies a sociological approach to understanding issues and contemporary debates about health and illness; and (4) 'Working in health' explores health care systems, the health workforce and complementary and alternative medicine.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.
Web dependent -
H,L,R,V
