HSH102 - Disease Prevention and Control
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSH111 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities and 1 x 2 hour scheduled on-campus seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 11 scheduled online 2 hour seminars for online students. All online sessions are recorded. |
Content
This unit is a core component of the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion, the combined courses with Commerce and Nursing, and the Public Health major pathway in the Bachelor of Health Sciences, and is also offered as an elective to students across the University. Through this unit, students will be introduced to key characteristics of disease types and classifications from a public health and health promotion lens. Students will examine factors influencing disease (including determinants of health), understand several strategies used to prevent and control diseases, and apply theory and contemporary models to explain these approaches.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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