AUSTRALIA'S INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RELATIONS

PHE5AHR

2017

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The subject examines the growing range of issues associated with Australia's international health relations in the fields of overseas aid, trade, tourism, international cooperation, treaty obligations and climate change. Domestic implications of these international relations are also analyzed. A historical and contemporary overview of key international bodies involved in global health, especially the World Health Organization, is presented. Participants are challenged to crticially analyze the interplay of foreign policy and health.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Simon Barraclough

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsReadings will be accessible through the Library reading lists system.Recommended..

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Identify and explore the health dimensions of Australia's treaties, foreign aid, trade and membership of international organizations

Activities:
Lectures, presentations, audio-visual material, seminars and private readiing
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Critically analyze the role of key state and non-state actors in global health

Activities:
Lectures, presentations, audio-visual material, seminars, private reading
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Apply concepts and theories in understanding health diplomacy

Activities:
Lectures, seminars, private reading
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Explain and evaluate the domestic consequences of international health relations

Activities:
Lectures, seminars, private reading
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

City, 2017, Summer 3, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Simon Barraclough

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 06 - 07
Six 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 06 to week 07 and delivered via online.

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 06 - 07
Eight 2.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays from week 06 to week 07 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
An assignment of 3,500 wordsStudents choose a set topic or negotiate their own topic dealing with international health relations.7001, 02, 03, 04
An assignment of 1,500 wordsA set topic relating to the functions and performance of the World Health Organization.3002, 03