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Social Determinants of Health

Undergraduate | LTU-PHE1SDH | 2022

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
12 weeks

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Social Determinants of Health

About this subject

    1. Examine how social and cultural factors shape and determine people's experience of health and illness in different parts of the world.
    2. Compare health and illness outcomes experienced by groups from different social and cultural contexts and explain why differences occur.
    3. Discuss the interactions between health and illness, social perceptions of disease, culture and other societal structures and institutions.
    4. Research and use different types of data and information to understand and explain health and illness issues within a diverse social and cultural context.

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

Others

Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed PHE101 Social Determinants of Health are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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What to study next?

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG

Bachelor of Business

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Bachelor of Arts

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