Women’s and Children’s Health (PHCM3004)
Explore important issues in women’s and children’s health globally and examine their contextual determinants.
Explore important issues in women’s and children’s health globally and examine their contextual determinants.
Through case studies and analysis, students will develop a deep understanding of the importance of addressing priority health concerns for these populations and examine public health approaches to the provision of health information and services for women and children in diverse contexts. A focus on the relationship between course content and application to practice is embedded, as are reflections on the Sustainable Development Goals and achieving Universal Health Coverage through equity and rights-based approaches.
The course takes a life-course approach to women’s and children’s health, moving from maternal and reproductive health, through newborn and child health and development, to adolescent health, and finally to priority women’s health issues. Each week provides an overview of key health concerns relevant to that week’s topic area, and students conduct an exploration of the social and cultural determinants of these health issues, followed by a discussion of public health approaches to address these determinants and health outcomes. Social justice, equity and rights-based frameworks are applied to learning and discussion throughout the course.
Fully online
Dr Kristen Beek
Course Convenor
+61 (2) 9385 5890
k.beek@unsw.edu.au
This is an elective course in the Bachelor of International Public Health (3880) comprising 6 units of credit towards the total required for completion of the study program.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
This course has been designed to support you in gaining a deep understanding of the determinants of women’s and children’s health globally, how these impact health outcomes and trends over time, the importance of addressing key health issues, and how approaches to improving the health status of these important populations may be applied to professional practice in public health. To this aim, the key learning and teaching strategies for this course are:
These will be used to ensure that students are presented with a range of theoretical perspectives and practical examples from the field, together with key global guidance documents and resources for women’s and children’s health globally.
The course is delivered entirely online over a 10-week term. Students are expected to spend approximately 10 to 15 hours a week preparing for and actively participating in the course and preparing for and completing assessments tasks.
Assessment Task 1 – Online Blog & Comment on Peer's Blog
Weighting: 40%
Length: 1500 words + 200-word comment on peer’s blog
Assessment Task 2 – Major Essay
Weighting: 40%
Length: 2000 words
Assessment Task 3 – Online Discussion
Weighting: 20%
Length: 250 words maximum/post
The following learning resources for this course are available on Moodle: