Overview
This unit explores how culture, social systems, community structures, and broader contextual factors shape health and wellbeing across diverse population groups. You will critically examine how these intersecting influences shape public health experiences and outcomes, with particular attention to Australia’s cross-cultural landscape. Emphasis is placed on culturally responsive, ethically informed, and context-sensitive public health practice. You will analyse complex community health issues and reflect on how culturally attuned, collaborative perspectives can inform more equitable and meaningful public health outcomes. By completing this unit, you will strengthen your capacity to work effectively with diverse communities, interpret health challenges through cultural and systemic lenses, and contribute to informed and culturally responsive public health practice across varied settings.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student feedback and self-reflection
To adjust the due date of the first assessment to provide students with increased spacing between the two assessments, allowing for better workload management and reduced pressure.
To change the Assessment 1 due date from Week 9 to Week 7, allowing a better distribution.