Found 226 study abroad units
XNB166 Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health
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- School/discipline
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
As the prevalence of many chronic diseases including obesity, is increasing globally, their prevention is a major health priority of governments and agencies. This unit promotes understanding of key concepts in nutrition and physical activity, including methods of assessment and promotion for improved health and well-being outcomes, focusing on individual, community and population level health determinants. Awareness of health status, due to nutrition and physical activity habits, and influences on health including sociocultural factors, is an essential foundation for work of health professionals for promoting a healthy and active lifestyle in a culturally safe and inclusive way.
XNB165 Exercise and Sport Psychology
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- School/discipline
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
As you move towards being an exercise and health professional it is essential to appreciate the impact people's psychology can have on their well-being and ability to regularly engage in physical activity, exercise, or sport. This unit introduces you to a range of theories and models of exercise and sport behaviour, and psychological factors that influence participation in physical activity, exercise and sport. It also examines the relationship between physical activity, exercise and sport and psychological wellbeing, and provides you with basic knowledge and skills for helping increase people's physical activity, exercise and sport levels. This unit prepares you for and complements study to be undertaken in XNB375 Applied Exercise and Sport Psychology.
XNB151 Food and Nutrition
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- School/discipline
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Nutrition forms the focus of many health initiatives. Reducing the burden of poor nutrition has the potential to produce major change in the health status of Australians. This introductory unit provides you with foundation skills and knowledge of food and nutrition systems, food constituents, energy balance, changing nutritional requirements throughout the life course, and the application of dietary assessment methodologies and food selection guides to maintain and improve health at the individual and population level. In this unit you will develop your skills to critique common food fads and myths in nutrition, as well as introductory skills in reflection and foundations for inter-professional practice. The skills in searching and appraising scientific literature, which are introduced in this unit, are critical to establishing your academic writing and research literacy skills to the expected tertiary level.
PUB461 Qualitative Inquiry in Public Health
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Qualitative methods enable researchers to gain knowledge and understanding of people's lived experiences, the meanings they ascribe to them, and to the social context in which they take place. The nature and complexity of many public health problems require a mix of research methods and the contributions of qualitative inquiry are now well recognised. This unit is an integral component of the public health course because you will learn the skills and knowledge required to appreciate and apply qualitative research in your professional practice. This unit builds on the research knowledge and skills developed in previous units in the course.
NSB103 Health Assessment
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Health assessment is the foundation of nursing practice and clinical reasoning. This unit complements the unit LSB142 Human Anatomy and Physiology by providing an opportunity for you to apply knowledge of scientific foundations of human health to the core nursing skill of health assessment. Effective health assessment underpins all aspects of person-centred nursing care. The foundational skills learnt in this unit are critical to success in later integrated-practice units and unit concepts are further developed as students extend their knowledge of health and nursing. Selected Principles of Public Safety and Quality Health Standards and Aged Care Standards are integrated.
SWB110 Understanding Families and Relationships
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
For effective practice, social workers and human services practitioners need a deep, critically informed understanding of the nature and importance of relationships for human well-being, identity and social justice. The immediate social worlds of individuals and families are complex, dynamic and heavily influenced by their socio-political context. Professional practitioners require an appreciation of this aspect, as well as the impact of diversity and difference. Through understanding these complexities social work and human service practitioners can shape their practice to better respond to the needs of individuals, families, groups and communities. This unit provides introductory knowledge for professional practice and is located in first year as a foundation for subsequent critical theory and practice. NB: Bachelor of Human Services (SW03) or Social Work (SW04) students must enrol in the on-campus, internal version of this unit to meet accreditation requirements.
SWB102 Human Development and Behaviour
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Social work and human service students are studying for professional careers that enhance people's personal and social wellbeing and development, enhance problem solving in relationships, and promote human rights, social justice and culturally safe practice. To do this you need to understand how individual development and behaviour are shaped by a range of factors including biological, psychological, socio-cultural, structural, political and economic factors. You will learn about a range of theories of development and behaviour and consider the implications for social work and human service practice grounded in critical theory and anti-oppressive perspectives. You will learn about key aspects of human behaviour such as emotion, motivation and socialisation and integrate and communicate this knowledge. Studying this information in the first year of the course provides you with necessary foundational information about people and the environments that shape their lives.
SWB100 Orientation to Social Work and Human Services
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Purposefully positioned at the beginning of your course, this unit scaffolds essential learning about the scope of social work or human services, the professional context, and the changing occupational patterns of and service delivery. It is important that you start to explore your own motivation for becoming a social work or human service practitioner and begin to develop your professional identity. This unit also considers it essential that you are provided with the foundation for developing a critical approach to practice, grounded in social justice and social change. The concepts of power, oppression, privilege, and positionality will be explored. An understanding of critical practice, cultural diversity and the construction of 'difference' is presented as fundamental to commencing your reflective learning journey that you will continue throughout the social work or human services course.
SWB109 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Social work, human services and allied professions are identified as 'helping' professions, yet have been, and in some circumstances continue to be, complicit in enacting discriminatory and harmful social policies. To prevent perpetuation of these practices it is essential that practitioners possess knowledge of their professions' role in colonising practices. Practitioners require a deep understanding of how the profound disadvantage evidenced across social, health, and economic indicators, are embedded in colonisation. Understanding the impacts of dispossession, colonisation and policy directives on self-determination and empowerment as basic human rights provides a requisite platform for culturally safe practice and helps redress social exclusion and marginalisation. Critical self-awareness, reflexivity and reflective practice, along with a strong critical analysis of institutionalized racism and privilege, are essential components of culturally safe practice.
SWB105 Contemporary Human Rights
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides an introduction to human rights and ethics across global, regional and national contexts as essential knowledge toward building a critically oriented practice approach. It strategically positions knowledge and skills in a broad political, legal, social, cultural and economic framework. The unit examines the relationship between human rights and thematic global and national challenges including climate change, poverty, and oppressive forms of intolerance and discrimination. It offers the opportunities to investigate present day concerns relating to the human rights of women, Indigenous peoples and minority groups as well as considering specific topics such as human trafficking, harmful cultural practices, workers' rights and child soldiers. It includes a range of Australian human rights, ethical and social justice issues.
SWB108 Australian Society, Social Justice and Policy
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Social work and human service professionals practice from a social justice perspective to engage with people who experience disadvantage. This unit focuses on understanding the structural dimensions of Australian society influenced by the global neoliberal context that produces, reproduces and entrenches inequality, poverty and precarity through uneven resource distribution and major social problems. Critical theory with a sociological lens is used to examine the contested space of policy (e.g. health, education, and income support), diverse institutions and systems (such as parliament, social services, media) that underpin the political economy of Australia and the welfare state. The unit is located in the first year as it provides the foundation for developing a critical orientation to practice and aspiring to create a more democratic, egalitarian society by introducing students to the fundamentals of Australian society, social policy and social service provision.
LQB301 Medical Microbiology and Infection Control
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Biomedical Sciences
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Infectious agents continue to be an important cause of human morbidity and mortality in the healthcare system, while also posing an occupational risk for healthcare professionals. In your clinical practice as a healthcare professional, a broad knowledge and understanding of infectious diseases is fundamental to developing strategies to reduce the risk of transmission and infection-associated sequelae in the community and in healthcare facilities through prevention, control and treatment of infectious diseases. This introductory unit provides you with foundational knowledge on the range of infectious agents affecting human health and disease, alongside the methods used to limit the growth and transmission of microbial pathogens. This foundational knowledge underpins the practical experience you will gain in dealing with infectious agents in the subsequent clinical practice units of your degree.
PYB110 Psychological Research Methods
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Psychology and Counselling
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and cognition. This unit is designed to introduce students to the scientific method of research in psychology, research design, and data analysis. The unit covers elementary research design, operationalisation of variables, descriptive statistics, correlation, hypothesis testing using statistical tests such as t-tests, and qualitative research methods. By learning these research methods, students are expected to start developing a data-driven, evidence-based perspective on psychological issues.
PUB561 Statistical Methods in Health
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
An understanding of basic statistical concepts and the ability to analyse and interpret quantitative data is an important skill for all graduates in health-related disciplines. Descriptive statistics are required to effectively summarise and communicate important information in data, while inferential statistics enable conclusions to be extended beyond the immediate data. An understanding of the principles underpinning both types of statistical methods is critical not only for the analysis of data, but also for the critical appraisal of health literature. This unit introduces the foundational skills for quantitative research and is a stepping stone into more advanced research methods units. Important to note that you will need to physically attend the invigilated exam either on campus or at an external exam centre depending on your location (there is not an online exam option).
PUB104 Australian Health Care Systems
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The unit is designed to give a broad overview of the systems of health care in Australia and their operation. This knowledge is essential for anyone who is seeking to achieve the best outcomes for patients and the broader community. This unit draws on diverse disciplinary thinking to analyse health care systems and prepare learners for various professional roles including public health, clinical care and health service management.
PUB100 Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
In this unit, students will be introduced to the medical terminology, diseases, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures relating to each body system as well as to clinical terms used in specialist areas of medicine, surgery, pathology, imaging, nursing and allied health. A well-developed knowledge of medical terminology is required by all health professionals to facilitate effective interaction and information sharing. To be able to accurately interpret health records and other clinical documentation, and to communicate effectively with clinical staff, a Health Information Manager requires a good understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and basic clinical science.
PUB514 Contract / Project Management
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
Unit synopsis
Project management is a formalised and structured method of managing change in a rigorous manner. Health practitioners commonly have to manage contracts and projects. This unit is designed to develop skills in some of the generally accepted processes and procedures for Contract/Project Management, with particular attention to its application to health care delivery in Australia
PUB530 Health Education and Behaviour Change
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Health practitioners working in a variety of health and education settings need to be able to facilitate positive changes in human health behaviour. Health promotion strategies based on theory and evidence are required to bring about changes in individual health behaviours. This unit complements studies in health and education courses and prepares you for PUB406 Health Promotion Practice and PUB875 Professional Practice, and subsequently your professional practice.
HLN710 Epidemiology
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundational health unit addressing the essential epidemiological skills and principles that health professionals need to develop for effective public health and clinical practice. Epidemiology can assist in determining risk factors associated with diseases and what factors may protect against disease. Epidemiology also identifies the effectiveness of health interventions and quantifies potential harms. The skills of scientific assessment of the effectiveness of prevention strategies are necessary for service provision and policy development. In this unit, you will develop the ability to critically evaluate research and study designs using epidemiological techniques in structured peer discussion. This introductory unit develops the skills in effectively assessing and interpreting health data and the medical literature. The unit explains how to calculate key measures of disease occurrence and association and contemporary issues of major importance in health.
PUN102 Toxicology
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Investigating toxicology involves the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards in the environment. Environments contain numerous hazards which are potentially harmful to human health and the ecosystem. Your role as a Health Safety, and Environmental Health professional is to develop -or assist the development of management strategies to identify these potential hazards, evaluate the risk they pose to persons, property, and equipment, and recommend control measures that will manage the risks involved.Throughout the unit you will be introduced to advanced concepts of toxicology and the application of techniques used in monitoring, evaluating and controlling a variety of hazards.
PUN106 Population Health
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Health professionals face a complex and changing health profile locally, nationally, and internationally. A biomedical model for understanding health problems does not adequately explain these complexities or sufficiently help health professionals successfully intervene to improve the population's health. It is therefore critical for health professionals to reflect upon the social, economic and behavioural factors that influence health and work in partnership to influence these factors.
PUN105 Health Statistics
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundational research methods unit which introduces fundamental statistical concepts relevant to describing data and testing scientific hypotheses. An understanding of basic statistical concepts is a fundamental research skill in any scientific or health discipline. Such knowledge is mandatory for critical evaluation of the research literature, for design of efficient research studies, and to inform appropriate interpretation of research results. As such, the concepts taught in this unit are essentail for postgraduate students intending to undertake independent research, and indeed, to any student attempting to critically evaluate research literature. This is an introductory unit and knowledge and skills developed in this unit are relevant to a variety of health disciplines. HLN709 (Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics) builds on this unit by extending your knowledge and skills, allowing you to conduct more complex analysis.
LQN303 Computational Genomics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Biomedical Sciences
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides an overview of the various tools used across genomic diagnosis and provided the opportunity for students to practice using these tools. Genomic scientists and healthcare professionals need to be familiar with the computational principles behind big data analysis used in array technology and next-generation sequencing. Genomic scientists need to develop a working knowledge of common computer programs and databases used to interpret such data. Clinicians should be familiar with how genomic variants are interpreted and the strengths and limitations of different approaches.
LQN301 Cancer Genomics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Biomedical Sciences
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit examines both the somatic and germline genomic lesions behind cancer initiation, progression and resistance to therapies. Clinicians, biomedical scientists and those working in diagnostic laboratories need to understand the genetic basis of cancer including the role of hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes and the varied genomic changes that can occur somatically. An understanding of the utility of cancer genomic testing in classifying and diagnosing cancer, the separate roles of this testing for predicting prognosis and as predictive biomarkers for precision oncology therapies and in monitoring disease progression will also be explored.
PUP038 Health Promotion 1: Paradigms
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This introductory unit is important because it provides the foundational knowledge and skills you require for health promotion practice. This unit will ensure you understand the fundamental principles and paradigms of health promotion as well as frameworks such as the ecological model, life-course perspective, cross-sectoral action and partnerships, advocacy and settings-based approaches. This unit complements other public health units; PUP032 Health Promotion 2: Theories, PUP034 Health Promotion 3: Program Planning, and PUP037 Health Promotion 4: Program Evaluation.
PUP032 Health Promotion 2: Theories
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides you with foundation knowledge and skills in health promotion. You are introduced to health promotion theories and their use for understanding determinants of health behaviours and for the development of health promotion programming. The unit is usually taken concurrently with PUP038, which provides the scope of health promotion. In the following semester, PUP034 and PUP037 build on this knowledge and skills and allow you to fully plan for the development, implementation and evaluation of a health promotion program.
HLN405 Qualitative Research
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Nursing
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The unit offers the opportunity to study, explore and understand a range of qualitative research methodologies and methods. In so doing, the unit exposes students to a knowledge base that may inform post graduate qualitative research. It encourages students to question and contest knowledge and to constructively defend points of view. Key principals, concepts and skills will be developed to inform qualitative research across a range of disciplines and contexts. The dominance of the positivist or natural science approach in health research has come into question because of its singular emphasis on producing 'objective' truths. In response, it is argued that culture, power and ideology must be understood as integral components of any research. Qualitative inquiry, in all its forms, is underpinned by the assumption that the social world can only be interpreted.
PUN640 Health System Challenges and Opportunities
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
A detailed understanding of the structure and function of health systems is essential for health service managers. This unit explores the way health systems are designed and operate. It also examines several issues that influence how health services are delivered and resourced. There is a particular focus on the Australian health system, but within an international context. These issues are critically analysed, along with the health reform agenda and key drivers for change, nationally and internationally. This unit is relevant to health professionals seeking to lead and influence the future direction of health systems.
PUN632 Leadership in Healthcare
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- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In the challenging environment of the contemporary health system, managers will be required to provide organisational leadership to ensure that services continue to evolve to meet the changing community needs and the changing service delivery challenges. Such leadership requires the acquisition of knowledge and the development of competencies in leadership that may enable the future manager to address the current and future challenges. The unit develops skills in addressing contemporary problems in public health related to the management of health services and prepares students to consider the strategic importance of leadership throughout all public health areas. You will be challenged to critically evaluate your leadership capabilities and philosophy.
PUN633 Leadership in Digital Health Management
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Public Health and Social Work
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In the challenging contemporary health system environment, rapidly adopting digital health technologies, managers will be required to provide organisational leadership to ensure that services meet continuously changing community needs and address service delivery challenges. Strategic leadership in the digital health domain requires the acquisition of knowledge and the development of competencies in leadership that may enable the future manager to address the current and future challenges that come with use of these complex technologies. The unit further develops skills in addressing contemporary problems in public health related to the management of digital health services. Students will be challenged to critically evaluate their leadership capabilities and philosophy.