UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

ATS3618 Global health

Faculty of Arts

ATS3618 Global health is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 1
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS3618

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS3618

No unit lists ATS3618 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: APG5164

Overview

In this unit you will focus on healthy communities from a global perspective. You will analyse the governance of health in international and national agencies, including the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (maternal and child health) and engagements with diverse communities and cultures. You will explore a range of topics, including gendered and other inequities, economic inequities, pandemics, vaccines and the development of inclusive healthcare. The unit will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in sociology, anthropology, health humanities, public policy, public health, health promotion, international development and international relations.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus, block

Assessment

  • Presentation
    20%
  • ReflectionWritten
    40%
  • ReportWritten
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    identify and discuss key global health concepts and frameworks;

  2. 2

    evaluate evidence used to promote health;

  3. 3

    discuss healthy communities approaches in national and international settings;

  4. 4

    apply knowledge and skills to a global health case study;

  5. 5

    effectively communicate knowledge and understanding of global health and heathy communities.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures6 hours
  • Workshops12 hours
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.

This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.

Where it fits

ATS3618 is part of 6 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Mark Davis
Unit Coordinators
Professor Mark Davis

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3618?

ATS3618 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS3618 offered?

In 2025, ATS3618 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.

How much work is ATS3618?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3618 have an exam?

No. ATS3618 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3618?

ATS3618 is part of Anthropology, Health humanities and Sociology.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Sociology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202520262027