Global Health (10008.2)

Please note these are the 2025 details for this unit
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Global Health
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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Hybrid
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Public Health Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Global health has taken a new meaning and significance in the past two decades given increased globalization and emergence of new and shared health challenges. Introduction to Global Health addresses the most critical issues in global health and the interconnection between global and national health concerns and solutions. Students will learn about the impacts of globalization, demographic dynamics, and environmental change on global public health. They will be introduced to concepts and measures relevant to global public health and learn about the distribution of disease and mortality burden across the globe. The course also covers major global initiatives for disease prevention and health promotion as well as the key players in the global health system. The ultimate goal is to enable students develop skills in critical thinking in relation to global health issues.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand key concepts, metrics, measurement techniques, and frameworks used in examining global health issues;

2. Understand the distribution of health and disability around the world including emerging global health threats;
3. Understand impact of globalization, population dynamics and climate change on global public health and the linkages between global and local health issues;
4. Understand major global initiatives for disease prevention and health promotion and analyse the roles and agendas of major players in global health; and
5. Understand ethical and human rights concerns in global health.


Graduate attributes

1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Basic statistics.
Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 29 July 2024 Flexible Dr Sunil George
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 Hybrid Dr Sunil George
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

The following is the recommended text for the unit:

Birn, Anne- Emmanuell, Yogan Pillay and Timothy H. Holtz, Textbook of GLobal Health, 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2017.

In addition to the recommended text, weekly readings will be provided.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assignments should be submitted through Canvas. To ensure academic integrity all submissions will be subjected to text matching software, known as URKUND.  Students are expected to familiarise themselves with URKUND and how to self-check and submit their assignments using the URKUND platform.  In this unit, written assignments submitted only through this system will be assessed.

For additional information on the text matching software visit:

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

It is recommended that students attend the fact to face or online, real-time all the timetabled sessions. Engagement with lectures and tutorial activities is important to sucessfully achieve the learning outcomes of this unit. The unit will be delivered in a hybrid mode with recorded online lectures and live tutorials. Online participation via the canvas virtual room will be facilitated for those who are not able to attend the tutorials on campus.

Participation requirements

It is expected that students participate in all learning opportunities in this unit, and complete all activities within the learning modules, including directed and self directed study, and actively participate in scheduled face to face or online sessions via the Canvas Virtual Room. Participating in class discussions to clarify concepts and to develop confidence with professional communication and verbally expressing ideas can be helpful for students and also supports the learning of student peers. Furthermore, participation in classroom sessions enables students to ask questions and develop professional behaviours and accountability for safe practice.

The Global Experience has been organised to enhance student learning and international exposure. This includes lectures by global experts during the tutorials (Weeks 6, 7,  9 and 13) and the interaction with peers from India during weeks 10 & 11. It is required that students attend these sessions and interact with their global peers and academics. Please contact the convenor well in advance via email if you will have issues attending any of these sessions.

 

Required IT skills

General IT skills.

You will require computer skills to access the internet and be able to upload to the ‘Canvas' university site submissions using ‘word' and PowerPoint formats. This unit may involve online meetings in real-time using a virtual room. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, please visit the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøLearn Student Help link.

For the global health cross cultural tutorials that are conducted you will require access to Zoom and Google Docs

In-unit costs

No external field work is required

Virtual field work (Global Health Experience) and no costs are applicable for this component

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves work integrated learning: Simulation of cross cultural approaches to global health issues. Students must adhere to University policy during WIL activities, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL Policy and WIL Procedure, and the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure. As this is a virtual simulation, there are no other pre-placement requirements.

 

Additional information

Style Guide for written assessment(formatting)

Unless otherwise instructed (on Canvas or in writing), all written assessment pieces (formative and summative) must conform to the following requirements:

  • Headings in bold, maximum font size 16 pt.
  • Font size: 12 pt – Times New Roman
  • Margins no less than 1.5cm on all sides.
  • Page number at the bottom right-hand corner of footer.
  • Student identification number (number only) at the top right-hand corner of the header.
  • References are given in the APA/Vancouver style  (chronological numeric) only. The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø library referencing guide will be used to assess formatting which can be found on the library website at 
  • Assignment requirements (first page) as per Section 5b above.
  • Any word limits specified in the assignment (in this Unit Outline or in task descriptions on Canvas) will EXCLUDE all tables, figures, appendices, and references (unless otherwise stated).
  • Submission which exceed the specified word (or page) length will be truncated at the word (or page) limit and only assessed to this point

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