AIS2807

Australian Indigenous Health (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Lyell Wilson

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2003 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2003 (OCL)
Gippsland First semester 2004 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2004 (OCL)

Synopsis: This unit provides students with an overview of the complexity of Aboriginal health and ill-health. It also looks at the impact of colonisation on the health and well-being of Indigenous Australians. It examines access to health care systems and evaluates how Aboriginal communities practice self-determination in the delivery of health care.

Assessment: Journal (750 words): 10% + Research project proposal (750 words): 20% + Research project (3000 words): 70%

Contact Hours: 2 hour seminar per week

Prerequisites: AIS1010 or AIS1011 or equivalent

Prohibitions: AIS3807; GSC3801 (2000 and previously)