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Unit of Study EDU10693 - Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Young People (2019)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss key concepts and definitions related to young people's health and wellbeing
2 identify and analyse key factors that contribute to the health status of young people
3 demonstrate an understanding of sociocultural perspectives of health
4 explain the role that schools play in promoting health within contemporary public health policy contexts
5 describe key features of the Health Promoting Schools Framework and apply these to the area of social and emotional wellbeing
6 demonstrate an understanding of how social and emotional health status impacts upon young people and plan for school-based programs that draw from contemporary health promoting schools and curriculum frameworks to build protective factors.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss key concepts and definitions related to young people's health and wellbeing
    • GA1:
  2. identify and analyse key factors that contribute to the health status of young people
    • GA1:
  3. demonstrate an understanding of sociocultural perspectives of health
    • GA1:
  4. explain the role that schools play in promoting health within contemporary public health policy contexts
    • GA4:
  5. describe key features of the Health Promoting Schools Framework and apply these to the area of social and emotional wellbeing
    • GA4:
  6. demonstrate an understanding of how social and emotional health status impacts upon young people and plan for school-based programs that draw from contemporary health promoting schools and curriculum frameworks to build protective factors.
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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