The focus of this unit is engaging with knowledge in a university-learning environment—a key requirement of transition to university. Students will be introduced to the approaches to approaches used by a range of health professions and will investigate selected dimensions of biomedical and social models of health. The unit embeds academic capabilities into the subject content such as academic reading, argumentative essay writing, referencing and library research.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and National Health Performance Authority (2015). Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation. Sydney: ACSQHC. Germov, J (2014). The class origins of health inequality. In Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology.(Ed.) John Germov. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.