MEDI1022

Lifecourse determinants of health: lessons from film and literature

10 Units 1000 Level Course

Not available in 2014

Previously offered in 2005

This course is designed to introduce students to concepts of social and life-course determinants of health and well-being using stories from contemporary culture.

Objectives At the end of the course the student will:

1. understand and be able to discuss the concept of social determinants of health
2. have developed a critical understanding of some theoretical considerations relevant to a life-course perspective on social determinants of health
3. understand and be able to discuss the interplay between nature and nurture in the development of physiological, neurological and psychological functioning
4. understand how experiences earlier in life influence health and wellbeing outcomes later in the life course
5. have developed an awareness of the capacity for autobiographical material to inform their understanding of developmental pathways
6. have demonstrated capacity to undertake a research task examining an aspect of social determinants of health
Content Early life and health
Adolescence and health
Adult life and health
Ageing and health
Replacing Course(s) Not applicable
Transition Not applicable
Industrial Experience 0
Assumed Knowledge Not applicable
Modes of Delivery Internal Mode
Teaching Methods Lecture
Tutorial
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments Research task written up as an essay illustrating understanding of concepts of life-course and social determinants of health
Group/tutorial participation and contribution Attendance and participation in Problem Based Learning Tutorials will be monitored by tutors throughout the course. Students are expected to attend all tutorials. Unsatisfactory attendance will be considered as unprofessional behaviour and may result in a student being unsatisfactory for this course.
Contact Hours Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 3 hour(s) per Week for Full Term