SY3010 - Sociology of Health and Medicine

[Offered in odd-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

Subject content as for SY2010.

Learning Outcomes

• apply a critical sociological approach to assessment of current issues in the health area;
• demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which health, illness and inequalities in health status are socially constructed;
• describe and analyse the relationships between health professionals, patients/consumers, governments, business and other interest groups;
• distinguish between various social theories as they are applied to the analysis of health and health care systems.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area.

Assumed Knowledge:	To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	SY2010

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr James Coughlan.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	other exams (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr James Coughlan.
Contact hours:	1 hours - Electronic communication. Email and discussion Board participation via LearnJCU.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	essays (40%); assignments (60%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.