MPH5255 Health and human rights
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5255 Health and human rights is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
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Requisites
Before MPH5255
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPH5255
No unit lists MPH5255 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit examines the interrelationship between public health and human rights. It begins by providing an overview of the development, content and application of human rights. Human rights aspects of contemporary local and international health concerns are then considered.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Online blk |
Assessment
- Team presentation (5 minutes per student, plus question time)Presentation10%
- Critical reflection (1800 words)Written30%
- Research essay (3600 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle60%
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
Familiarity with the theoretical foundations of human rights.
- 2
Discuss the development international human rights instruments, their status, mechanisms for their enforcement and their corresponding practical limitations.
- 3
Explain the interrelationship between human rights and health through exploration of current human rights dilemmas.
- 4
Investigate the different mechanisms by which human rights can shape public health programming and practice generally and their respective limitations.
- 5
Identify the human rights issues of particular situations including complex humanitarian emergencies, armed conflict and particular group issues.
- 6
Critically apply different human rights approaches to health and understand their strengths and weaknesses.
- 7
Apply human rights knowledge to a diversity of public health issues including family violence, asylum seekers and indigenous health.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
6 hours of teacher-directed readings per week, and 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
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Liz Bishop
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Liz Bishop
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5255?
MPH5255 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5255 offered?
In 2027, MPH5255 runs in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital.
Does MPH5255 have an exam?
No. MPH5255 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.