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School of Medicine and Psychology · ANU College of Science and Medicine
This course is offered in two modes: online and in person. Please select the correct class number for the relevant mode of delivery when enrolling. Over 100 million persons are currently living under conditions of forced displacement. This course focuses on the challenges to health and well-being faced by refugees through the stages of resettlement, with a particular focus on the third durable solution, resettlement in a third country. Students will study the key developments in health and human security for refugees, and the health implications of local integration and voluntary repatriation. Key areas to be addressed include the resources and capabilities of refugees, models of health service provision in temporary settlements, while on the move, and after resettlement, patterns of illness, and determinants of resilience. The course will consider case studies of peole who have been forcibly displaced due to contemporary conflicts in Myanmar, central Africa, Ukraine and Afghanistan.
Seminar presentation
Learning outcomes 3
Minor assessment - settlement portfolio: 2,500 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Major essay: 4,000 words
Learning outcomes 1, 3
Class participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which may consist of 1 x 3 hour seminar per week (36 hours) - A 2-hour site visit (please see other information section). Online students will be supported to develop an equivalent to this site visit. - Approximately 94 hours of self-directed study which will include preparation for lectures and other assessment tasks. Other Information This course includes training in practical responses and skills for working in refugee health, including practising sitreps and longer form reports, working with the WHO competency framework for health workers working with refugees, and international guidelines for management of temporary settlements. A site visit to a resettlement organisation (health service, settlement agency) will be organised. Students enrolled in the online class will be supported to develop an equivalent to this site visit. Students will be responsible for organising their own travel.
There are no prescribed texts. Reading material will be provided on WATTLE.