6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Not offered in 2018
Synopsis
Public health consequences of complex humanitarian emergencies involving armed conflict, population displacement, food scarcity and an outline of the critical public health interventions in these settings.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- analyse the casual factors of public health emergencies related to conflict and population displacement;
- identify the major public health and nutrition priorities in humanitarian crises;
- develop relevant public health assessment and response skills in emergency settings;
- recognise the need for a multisectoral approach to reducing the health impact of emergencies.
Assessment
- Short answer examination (50%) (Hurdle)
- Written assignment (50%) (Hurdle)
Workload requirements
7 day intensive block.
Please note: The teaching dates for this unit vary from the standard teaching datesstandard teaching dates (http://www.monash.edu/enrolments/dates/census) for this teaching period.
Unit discontinuation and penalty dates for these units are different to other units taught in the same teaching period.
Please refer to the information available on the Faculty's non-standard teaching datesFaculty's non-standard teaching dates (http://www.med.monash.edu.au/enrolments/non-standard-dates.html) page to avoid academic and financial penaltiesacademic and financial penalties (http://www.monash.edu/enrolments/processes/change/add-or-discontinue-units#penalties).
See also Unit timetable information