Individual Determinants of Health

• • Learning Principles
  • Human Development
  • Memory
  • Intelligence
  • Psychological Disorders
  • Health-risk Behaviours
  • Motivation
  • Behaviour Change
  • Social Psychology
  • Communication
  • Personality
  • Pain
  • Emotions
  • Stress

Others

Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed PHE112 Individual Determinants of Health are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Late enrolments are generally not permitted past the published close of application date for the study period. For students not enrolled in the prerequisite courses, you may be able to undertake these subjects with approval of your home course coordinator, please contact ASK La Trobe for assistance.

In this subject students will develop the foundation knowledge for working with individuals in health and human services settings. Students will learn how particular characteristics and actions of an individual impact on health and welfare outcomes. Students will be: (i) presented with frameworks, including a developmental perspective, for understanding how the characteristics and actions of individuals impact on health outcomes; (ii) provided with foundation knowledge for understanding how individuals present in, and progress through, health settings; and (iii) reviewing theoretical approaches to producing individual change in health and well-being settings.

• Case report (800 words equiv) (20%)
• Written Reflection (600 words equivalent) (15%)
• Three individual online mastery quizzes 25 minutes each (1000 words equivalent) (45%)
• Written assignment (1200 words equiv) (20%)

Current study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22

Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23