CONTEMPORARY THEORETICAL DEBATES IN PUBLIC HEALTH

PHE6CTD

Not currently offered

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 conceptual 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: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Sally Fawkes

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 6 - Doctoral

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

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Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: offered subject to sufficient enrolments

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Report of commission on social determinants of health

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: WHO

Year: 2008

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Publisher: WHO

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Social determinants of health

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Marmot, M and Wilkinson, R G

Year: 2006

Edition/Volume: 2ND EDN

Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

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
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