CONTEMPORARY THEORETICAL DEBATES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
PHE6CTD
2019
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
In this subject, doctoral students are provided with an opportunity to develop an advanced understanding of the contemporary theoretical debates in public health, with the aim of establishing a strong conceptutal basis for their doctoral research. Each year the course will focus on the issues of a particular area of public health theory and practice, e.g. health promotion, and will include critical analysis of the debates.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: Sally Fawkes
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 6 - Doctoral
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 enrolments
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Report of commission on social determinants of health | Prescribed | WHO 2008 | WHO |
| Readings | Social determinants of health | Prescribed | Marmot, M and Wilkinson, R G (eds) 2006 | 2ND EDN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. At the successful completion of this subject you should be able to: Use intellectual independence to think critically, evaluate existing knowledge and ideas, undertake systematic investigation and reflect on theory to generate original knowledge
- Activities:
- Debate and inquire
City Campus, 2019, Week 33-42, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Sally Fawkes
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 33 - 42
Five 1.0 days workshop other recurrence from week 33 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Students attend on campus for five one-day blocks comprising lectures and workshops."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two 2,000-word critiques of publications | 50 | 01 | |
| one 4,000-word essay of publishable standard | 50 | 01 |