Course overview
This course aims to introduce students to demographic and geographical perspectives in the study of population health. It provides students with the theoretical foundation, empirical knowledge, and analytical skills to unravel the linkages between the distribution and determinants of health-related states and the environment in populations.
- Foundations of Global Population and Health: Transitions, Fertility, and Ageing
- Mobility, Pandemics, and Climate: Health in an Interconnected World
- Social Determinants, Housing, and Health Equity: From Measurement to Policy
Course learning outcomes
- Critically explain the major demographic and epidemiological transition models and assess their utility in interpreting how contemporary trends in fertility, mortality, and population ageing shape diverse population health outcomes globally.
- Critically analyse the patterns, underlying causes, and multifaceted consequences of pandemics, population mobility, and climate-related health challenges through the integrated lens of demographic and geographical perspectives.
- Evaluate the complex interplay of social, housing, environmental, and structural factors in producing and perpetuating health inequalities within and between countries, with a specific focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
- Propose and justify evidence-informed policy and intervention options, drawing rigorously upon demographic, geographical, and epidemiological evidence, to mitigate health inequities and enhance population health outcomes.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 27222
Section SE02
Size 28
Available 23
Class number 32661
Section LE01
Size 50
Available 45
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