Unit Synopsis
In exploring the foundations of First Nations peoples and community wellbeing in Public Health, you will examine how colonisation, cultural disruption, and resilience shape health outcomes today. You will learn about cultural determinants of health and develop skills in cultural safety, cross-cultural relationships, and systems thinking. Through case studies, adapted yarning circles, and immersive learning activities, you will reflect, connect, and apply your knowledge in meaningful ways.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 8 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Presentation | 30% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site.
Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 96.15% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 29.55% response rate.
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.
Source: Interaction with students
Placement and internship opportunity in health promotion sector to gain practical experiences.
Discuss with the team to explore possibilities for small group visit to the health promotion agencies.
Students were provided with information about various health promotion organizations they can visit and volunteer with in relevant areas.
Source: Student evaluation
Use more video examples in the class.
Explore more localized video case studies to include in the lecture materials.
Localised program-related videos and case studies are embedded in the teaching plan and used for classroom tutorials.
Source: Course Plan
No changes needed.
This unit will no longer be offered to students, and no changes will be made.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Assess the ongoing impacts of colonisation for First Nations peoples, including cultural disruption, resilience and integration
- Analyse community and institutional strategies and resources that enable cultural integration and support cultural safety in public health
- Examine personal assumptions and biases in relation to colonisation, cultural disruption and resilience, including your own positioning in cross-cultural contexts
- Evaluate how relational accountability and systems thinking contribute to developing and maintaining respectful cross-cultural relationships.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Presentation | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | ||
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | ||
| 4 - Research | • | |||
| 5 - Self-management | • | |||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | |
| 7 - Leadership | • | |||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | • | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |