Course Title: Global Health: Philosophies, Priorities and Politics

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Global Health: Philosophies, Priorities and Politics

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HUSO2072

City Campus

Postgraduate

330H Social Science & Planning

Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2006

HUSO2072

City Campus

Postgraduate

365H Global, Urban and Social Studies

Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2007

HUSO2072

City Campus

Postgraduate

365H Global, Urban and Social Studies

Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet

Summer2017

HUSO2072

City Campus

Postgraduate

365H Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Internet

Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 1 2019

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HUSO2072

City Campus

Postgraduate

365H Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Internet

PGRDFlex22 (INT)

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Yaso Nadarajah 

Course Coordinator Phone: +(61 3) 9925 3542

Course Coordinator Email: yaso.nadarajah@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 37.05.28

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

Prior to Semester 1 2022 this course was titled 'Health Issues in Development'

Global health has gained much attention in the last few years, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also come to encompass more complex transnational transactions between diverse societies, involving negotiating important differences in philosophy, strategies and priorities for action between physicians, researchers, funders, institutions, foreign policy, the media and the general public. In this course, you will examine the opportunities, challenges and limits of the various diplomatic, financial, geopolitical and humanitarian contexts that underlie global health decision-making. You will also work with a range of contemporary case studies and explore global health initiatives in a wide range of global contexts and cultures. Particular attention will be paid to global health system issues, the linkages between health and development, and health matters related to global interdependence. 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This is an Option course, which will complement the learning outcomes you are developing in your program.


Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 

  1. Identify and examine existing health disparities and the key global health challenges that are likely to arise in the coming decade
  2. Identify the key actors and organizations in global health and analyse the manner in which they cooperate to address critical global health concerns
  3. Explain the ways in which differences in philosophies, priorities and strategies lead to alternative and competing approaches to addressing global health challenges 


Overview of Learning Activities

A participatory approach is used in this course to examine, host and harvest key ideas, concepts, practices and considerations in global health. Workshop activities will include lectures, analysis of visual materials, discussion of case studies; collective mind maps (graphic representations of information and priorities); and presentations (issues of concern and case study analyses).   Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning. 

You will have access to core readings, a list of recommended readings, a substantive bibliography for broader readings on selected topics, as well as links and postings of relevant material. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 


Overview of Assessment

 

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Your ability to clearly explain key concepts will be assessed by written work and oral activities 

Assessment Tasks  

Assessment task 1: Short essay, 25%, 1000 words, CLO: 1 and 2  

Assessment task 2: Reflexive Post, 20%, 750 words, CLO 1 and 3  

Assessment task 3: Discussion & Activities, 20%, CLO  1, 2 and 3  

Assessment task 4: Essay/Creative project with exegesis, 2,500 words, 35%, CLO 1, 2 and 3 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.  

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.