Postgraduate Course: Public Health Ethics (PUHR11047)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Public Health Research |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course will examine some of the key ethical issues in public health, attending particularly to the links between local and global perspectives and concerns. It will consider how approaches from and debates within philosophy, law and the social sciences (for instance, about personhood, dignity, rights and justice) can contribute to our understanding of the historical and contemporary shaping of current ethical issues, the nature of their impact in relation to public health, and how they might be tackled. Topics to be covered include health promotion, infectious diseases, and screening. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- explain the significance of some of the key ethical concerns in public health today.
- describe the links between individual and societal rights, and local and global concerns.
- analyse current and emerging concerns in public health by drawing on concepts and debates from philosophy and the social sciences.
- evaluate ethical arguments in terms of how debates emerge and how agendas are set.
- recommend solutions for ethical concerns. |
Assessment Information
| Assessed group presentation (25%) and essay (75%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
6 weeks; 1 hr lecture followed by 1 hr tutorial, with assigned readings. |
| Keywords |
Bioethics, Environmental Health; Health Promotion, Infectious Disease, Screening |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof K Boyd
Tel: (0131) 536 4546
Email: K.Boyd@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel:
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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