92475 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Global Health

6cp; 4hpw (workshop) x 4 weeks, 1 hr/week online lecture
Requisite(s): (92438 Medical Surgical Nursing OR 92450 Medical Surgical Nursing (Graduate Entry) OR 92024 Medical Surgical Nursing (Graduate Entry) OR 92322 Medical Surgical Nursing OR 92454 Medical Surgical Nursing)) OR ((93211 Clinical Practice 2B OR 93225 Clinical Practice 2B) AND (93207 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A OR 93200 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A) AND (93224 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B OR 93210 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B) AND (93214c Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A OR 93228c Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A)
The lower case 'c' after the subject code indicates that the subject is a corequisite. See definitions for details.

Undergraduate

Description

This subject introduces students to global health principles, highlighting how economic, political, and environmental factors influence health and illness worldwide. Students learn about various health systems, the influence of key organisations on health policy, and explore the role of nurses in international health contexts, gaining valuable insights for their future work in the field. This subject takes a whole-of-population view of health and is of interest to students who are seeking to work in population health roles in local health services, or global health roles such as WHO.

Typical availability

Autumn session, City campus

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