Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

School

Public Health School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

External

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour

Incompatible

TH896 or 903 or 910 or NU862

Assessment methods

Presentation Group Work (40%), literature review (40%) and tutorial participation (20%).

Course enquiries

Dr Sue Vlack

Course description

Key content areas covered in the course include a global perspective of sexual, reproductive and child health problems; measurement of maternal and child mortality; maternal, newborn and child survival; maternal morbidity including family planning and unsafe abortion; integrated management of childhood illness; malnutrition in women and children; sexually transmitted infections; prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV; underlying determinants of sexual, reproductive and child health such as violence against women and children, displacement, cultural issues.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) External External Course Profile