SOCIO2200 Sociology of Health and Illness
Health and illness are culturally salient topics, both within Australia and globally. This course provides a sociological perspective on how the experience of health and illness are culturally constructed. In doing so, it will explore a range of issues relevant to understanding health and illness including the construction of medicine as a social institution, the cultural conditions that shape health and illness regionally and globally. This course will also examine the social patterning of health and illness including political and economic constraints, lay and expert health knowledge, the monitoring and surveillance of health and illness and the role of new technologies in health and health care.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $2,124
2025 grandfathered contribution amount* $997
Grandfathered contribution amount - if you are a continuing student, who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
* For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.
