UO Innovation, Creativity and Social Roles in Healthy Ageing

Course aim

To explore the theories, concepts and practices around engagement in social roles that promote an individual to transition positively through life phases.

Course content

Students will develop a critical understanding of the discourses around engagement in social roles with a focus on people who are older, vulnerable and/or living with impairment.

Students will evaluate policy and programs addressing healthy ageing and their impact on access to social roles.

Students will explore the research evidence around the impact of engagement in social roles on older people when transitioning across life phases.

Textbooks

Nil

Prerequisites

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 1054	UO Health and Society
HLTH 1056	UO Health Systems and Services

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online	10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Presentation, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4S)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation