• Offered by School of Medicine and Psychology
  • ANU College ANU Joint Colleges of Science
  • Course subject Health Science
  • Areas of interest Ethics, Health
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Andrew Mathieson
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2024
    Second Semester 2024
    See Future Offerings
  • STEM Course

As the capstone learning experience in the Bachelor of Health Science, this course will require students to apply their understanding of the principles of health research and health/medical ethics to complex case studies of health issues of the past and current century. This will be complemented with professional development workshops on self-awareness, effective teamwork and leadership, developing an evidence based curriculum vitae, addressing key selection criteria and interview skills. An introduction to career paths in Health Science will be given through a series of invited speakers who will present their career experiences and highlights. 

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Produce an evidence based application for a job addressing key selection criteria.
  2. Demonstrate good academic practice and teamwork in researching health topics and participating in collaborative learning activities. 
  3. Demonstrate a capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team to  devise potential solutions to complex problems. 
  4. Demonstrate an ability to apply principles of health and medical ethics in the context of real world problem facing global health. 
  5. Develop insight into how their personal ambitions and concepts of success map onto opportunities for health careers by learning from the experience of health professionals. 

Indicative Assessment

  1. Formative peer review (20) [LO 2,3]
  2. Panel interviews and reflections (20) [LO 2,3,4,5]
  3. Job application - expression of interest (10) [LO 1]
  4. Tutorial assessments (30) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
  5. Opposite the editorial page (Op-ed) assignment (20) [LO 4,5]

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Workload

The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including:

  • Face-to face component which may consist of 1 x 3 hour seminar per week in small group sessions
  • Approximately 94 hours of self-directed study which will include preparation for seminars, presentations and other assessment tasks.

Inherent Requirements

No specific inherent requirements have been specified for this course.

Requisite and Incompatibility

Restricted to the Bachelor of Health Science.

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts. Check WATTLE for weekly readings

Preliminary Reading

Students will be provided with links to online resources via WATTLE.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
2
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $4440
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $6720
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
2963 19 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 05 Apr 2024 24 May 2024 In Person View

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
8293 22 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 25 Oct 2024 In Person N/A

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