EDF3092 Contemporary youth health issues
Faculty of Education
EDF3092 Contemporary youth health issues is a 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF3092
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF3092
No unit lists EDF3092 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in one of:
D3001 Bachelor of Education (Hons)
D3002 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts
D3004 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Music
D3005 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Science
D3006 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Fine Art
D3007 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Business
Overview
This unit develops and enhances your specific health-related knowledge, skills, pedagogies and capabilities. With its focus on creating safe and supportive environments in order to explore a number of contemporary priority and emergent youth health issues, popular culture and media, notions of digital health, and building pedagogical repertoires the unit provides you with a strong base for teaching health education in a variety of contexts and/or settings, and to cater for student diversity. A central feature of the unit is its focus on and exploration of three contemporary priority youth health issues of importance in society, the media, and schools, namely, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing; sex, genders, sexualities and sexual health; and, discrimination, power and violence. To sensitively address these issues the unit takes a strengths based approach that is strongly research and theory driven, and inclusive of contemporary pedagogies and practices needed for educating young people in today’s complex and ever changing society.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- Critical analysis (1600 words or equivalent)40%
- Educational resource (2400 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify, explain and exhibit accurate health knowledge in relation to a number of contemporary youth health issues
- 2
apply critical media literacy and health literacy skills when exploring and analysing a variety of digital and other media texts of relevance to the health of young people in contemporary society
- 3
research, access and evaluate information and resources of relevance to contemporary youth health issues as well as personal and professional practice
- 4
engage with, investigate and reflect upon a number of contemporary and emerging issues of relevance to health education and the health of young people
- 5
critically examine, propose and create educational resources that meet the contemporary health needs of young people and support future professional practice
- 6
communicate ideas to others using an appropriate range of verbal and nonverbal communication strategies and collaborative techniques.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
You can expect to undertake a minimum total workload of 144 hours per teaching period which may include:
- on average 24 contact hours of scheduled activities which may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement; and
- 120 hours of self-directed/independent study to make up the minimum required hours
For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF3092 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Karen Lambert
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Karen Lambert
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF3092?
EDF3092 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF3092 offered?
In 2022, EDF3092 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
How much work is EDF3092?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF3092 have an exam?
No. EDF3092 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF3092?
EDF3092 is part of Primary and secondary health and physical education; and Secondary health and physical education.