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PHH1052

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 17 April 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

South Africa School of Health Sciences

Coordinator(s)

Dr Samson Muyanga

Offered

South Africa

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)
  • October intake 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to health care systems (local and global), including key features and principles as well as the role of policy, politics, ideologies, resources and funding in their design and operation. The unit also utilizes relevant current events to generate discussion and debate around policy approaches to specific issues and the politics of health and social care.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Recognise key features of health and social care systems.
  2. Identify key principles and processes underpinning the design of health and social care systems.
  3. Describe the roles of health professionals in the health system.
  4. Explain the role of key factors influencing the design and operation of health and social care systems (including politics, ideologies, resources and funding).
  5. Compare health systems with regard to structure, performance, and context.
  6. Work effectively in a group to plan and complete tasks collaboratively.

Assessment

Individual presentation (10 minutes) (15%)
Group presentation (15 minutes) (20%)
Written assignment (2,500 words) (40%)
Quizzes x 3 (in-class) (multiple choice) (25%)

Hurdle: 80% attendance at tutorials.

Workload requirements

4 hours per week (2 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial) PLUS 8 hours of private study hours per week.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Samson Muyanga

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

Health science

Prohibitions

HSC1052.