The programme is designed to equip health professionals for more in-depth understanding of women’s health, and to prepare them for more advanced roles in health care service and practice. The programme aims to provide a foundation for career paths for future leaders working towards the improvement of women’s and family health in Hong Kong and Asia. The Programme provides a comprehensive theoretical background and knowledge base for those involved in the practice of women’s health. The programme will examine a wide variety of women’s health issues and common health problems with a multidisciplinary perspective.
The programme will enable graduates to:
Acquire an in-depth understanding of common problems and important issues affecting women's and family health
Develop promotional strategies of women's health and the evaluation of these measures
Participate in advanced roles within women's healthcare practice and services.
The postgraduate diploma course is offered as a part-time degree comprising one year part-time coursework. Students will be required to take
4-5 courses including a project leading to a total of 15 credit units
WHS
5020
Qualitative
Research
(1 unit)
This qualitative method course will introduce
students to the topical issues related to
conducting qualitative research and allow for some
hands-on exposure to the methods of data
collection and analysis used in this methodology.
WHS
5021
Women's Health I
(2 units)
This course will comprise of two modules. Module one will enable
students to learn social and cultural perspectives of
women’s health. Module two will cover the common
mental health in women and how mental health will
affect women’s health in general.
WHS
5114
Epidemiology
(3 units)
This course will cover quantitative and qualitative research methods. Students will be expected to apply their acquired knowledge to conduct surveys and perform critical analysis.
WHS 5121
Women's Health II
(6 units)
This course will comprise of five modules and will cover the common health problems in affecting women during different periods of life: reproductive, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal. It will also cover the interaction of lifestyle factors with women's health, as well as the health care system including the use of alternative medicine.
The programme will commence in September of each year.
The programme will be of one year duration divided
into two academic terms. On the average, 2 classroom
sessions, of 3 hours each, will be held per week.
Classes are normally conducted on evenings from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Classroom sessions will normally be held at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
The faculty will be key members of Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health, also other faculties of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Leading experts from the Hospital Authority, Department of Health and the non-government sector will also be invited. When appropriate, experts from other local tertiary institutions and from overseas will also be invited to teach in the Programme.
Programme
Director:
Professor Suzanne
C Ho , MSc, MPH, PhD,
FACE, FACN Professor of
Community and Family Medicine,
School of Public Health and Primary Care
Deputy
Programme
Director:
Professor Xin Hua
Zhang, MD, PhD Assistant Professor,
Department of
Community and Family Medicine,
School of Public Health and Primary Care
Programme Co-Director
: Professor Dominic
Lee
, MBChB(Hons), MD,
MRCPsych, FHKAM(Psychiatry), FHKCPsych
Adjunct Professor, Centre of Research and Promotion of
Women’s Health,
School of Public Health and Primary Care
Multidisciplinary approach including lectures, seminars, tutorials, classroom exercises, workshops, visits, fieldwork, literature review, computing workshops, on-line learning and self guided studies will be used.
English will be used as the medium of instruction.
All participants must attend at least 80% of scheduled lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and practical sessions.
Postgraduate Diploma Programme
1. Candidates must obtain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above for graduation.
2. IT Proficiency - Students have to comply with the requirements of proficiency in information technology (IT) before they can be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma, as stipulated by the Graduate School. (Details can be obtained from http://www.sitc.cuhk.edu.hk)
Applicants are required to graduate from a recognized university and obtain a Bachelor's degree or above in approved health related field, nursing, social science or medical degree. Applicants should also fulfill University's "English Language Proficiency Requirement" for admission.
Completed application form with relevant supporting documents should reach the Programme Administrator or Graduate School Secretariat, The Chinese University of Hong Kong by the end of February each academic year.
Completed application form with relevant
supporting documents should reach the Programme
Administrator or Graduate School Secretariat of The
Chinese University of Hong Kong by 31 March
2009.
• by sending a stamped, ($4) self-addressed envelope (A4 size) to the Programme Administrator
• come in person to the
(i) Graduate School Secretariat, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, at 4/F, Academic Building No.1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. or
(ii) Room 416, 4/F School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T.
- 7 February 2009 (Sat) at School of Public Health
and Primary Care, Prince of Wales
Hospital, Shatin
- 25 February 2009 (Wed) at Mongkok, and
- 23 March 2009 (Mon) at Central
To reserve a place, please contact Ms Renee
Leung at 2252 8896 or email to
womenhealth@cuhk.edu.hk.
Please click here
to download the programme pamphlet.
For any queries, please contact:
Programme Administrator in Women's Health
Studies
Room 416, School of Public Health and Primary Care
Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, N.T.
HONG KONG
Email : womenhealth@cuhk.edu.hk
Contact numbers: TEL - (852) 2252 8896 or FAX - (852) 2609 5825
