Postgraduate Course: Anthropology and International Health (PGSP11072)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Anthropology increasingly deals with issues of international health. On the one hand, anthropolgists who work in applied contexts aim at translating public health knowledge and policy into effective action. Simultaneously, many anthropologists reflect critically on how governmental health initiatives are increasingly central to everyday life and how health organisations are unfolding a transnational 'government of the body'. In this course, we explore the tension between these different standpoints along case studies on how anthropology engages with international health agendas. |
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? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Room G8, Neuroscience Building | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | Central | Tutorial | Seminar Room 4, Chrystal Macmillan Building | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
one essay of approximately 4,000 words |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- have an advanced understanding of both applied and critical anthropology in relation to international health
- grasp the relationship between globalization and health from an anthropological perspective
- have developed an appreciation of how an anthropological understanding of international health can be applied to health systems in the U.K..
- engage anthropological arguments in relation to health policy and practice
- set their own anthropological research agenda in relating to global health issues
- prepare and present scholarly work for seminars and publications |
Assessment Information
| one essay of approximately 4,000 words |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ian Harper
Tel: (0131 6)50 3816
Email: ian.harper@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Madina Howard
Tel:
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk |
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