Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

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%
Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work which demonstrates that they have read more extensively.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 or equivalent

Prohibitions

AIS2807; GSC3801 (2000 and previously)