HSC2100 Current health challenges
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
HSC2100 Current health challenges is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
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Requisites
Before HSC2100
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After HSC2100
No unit lists HSC2100 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in an Undergraduate Degree
Must have passed 12 credit points
Overview
You will explore and develop the skills to understand and engage with complex contemporary health challenges in a local and global context. You will explore your position on today’s health challenges, uncovering your strengths and biases.
Through class activities and assessments, you will develop and apply your critical thinking, investigation, negotiation and analysis skills to challenges that matter to you and your peers. Your understanding of different viewpoints and the causes of health challenges will be enhanced – equipping you to respond to health challenges personally and professionally.
Examples of the challenges you could focus on include: planetary health, gender-based violence, food systems and security, health inequities, displacement of persons, mental health, addiction, ageing population, misinformation, and disease outbreaks.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Position statement (900 words)Written25%
- Comparative analysis report (2,200 words)Written40%
- Portfolio (Team evidence summary; team position statement; individual reflection; peer evaluation)Portfolio35%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and prioritise current health challenges.
- 2
Demonstrate how positionality influences interaction with health challenges.
- 3
Explore and apply diverse ways of thinking about health challenges.
- 4
Investigate and act on health challenges from the perspective of key stakeholders.
- 5
Analyse solutions to current health challenges.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial, 3 hours of directed online student learning activities, plus 6 hours of self-directed study per week.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Bethany Howard
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Basia Diug
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for HSC2100?
HSC2100 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is HSC2100 offered?
In 2027, HSC2100 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
Does HSC2100 have an exam?
No. HSC2100 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.