Unit details
HSH703 - Health Promotion
| Offered at: | (B, CBD, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 - B, CBD, X, Trimester 2 - CBD only |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | S McIver (B) |
| Contact hours: | 8 x 3 hour seminars per week |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit aims to provide an understanding of health promotion concepts and approaches as they relate to contemporary health issues in Australia and internationally. The unit is designed to assist students to: appreciate the key developments in Australia and internationally that have contributed to current understandings of health, its determinants and health promotion practice; examine the range of theoretical and practical health promotion intervention frameworks; become familiar with the information and skills required for the development of evidence-based health promotion programs; and describe and form opinions on dilemmas and difficulties in health promotion practice.
Assessment
Assignment 1 (2000 words) 40%, assignment 2 (3000 words) 60%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $969 | $969 | $969 | $2264 | $2672 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
**** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2005
***** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2006
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
