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NURS6033: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
2027 unit information
This unit of study holistically explores contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing from a lens of historical, colonial, political, social and cultural determinants of health. This unit of study will also adopt a strengths-based perspective in examining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ self-determination and cultural protective factors in regard to health and wellbeing. The unit of study includes introduction to key terminology, concepts and skills that can enable students to engage in respectful and culturally safe health care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and incorporates critical self-reflection throughout.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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NURS5002 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Search for, evaluate and discuss the strengths and positive contributions made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and services in Australia.
- LO2. Identify important historical and policy factors that have influenced the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- LO3. Discuss the current health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how this compares with the health of non-Indigenous Australians and Indigenous populations internationally.
- LO4. Critically discuss the importance of acknowledging different ways of understanding health conditions from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other diverse cultural perspectives and the implications this can have for healthcare.
- LO5. Develop awareness of culturally sensitive modes of communicating and delivering healthcare in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities such as Aboriginal art.
- LO6. Demonstrate knowledge of the need for nurses and other health professionals to be culturally competent practitioners, and a foundational understanding of how to work with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples in culturally safe ways.
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 1 2027
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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