Undergraduate Course: The Geography of Health (GEGR10105)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The module provides a theoretical background to the geographical study of health. The content of the course will broadly reflect the research profile of the Centre for Research on Environment Society and Health (CRESH www.cresh.org.uk) and large parts of the course will be team-taught to reflect our collaborative working practices. The course address health inequalities and does so whilst employing a socio-ecological framework which acknowledges the importance of social, physical, economic and political environments in shaping health, health behaviours and health outcomes. This course will demonstrate to students how geographical techniques can be applied in related disciplines, such as epidemiology and public health. The course will also include a one day field excursion to the Wester Hailes Health Agency in Edinburgh.
Replaces: GEGR10061 The Geography of Health and Health Care |
| Course description |
Syllabus (this was for 2013/14 but changes on an annual basis)
1. Introduction ¿ What is Health Geography
2. Health Inequalities : Social and spatial
3. Theorising Health Inequalities
4. Environmental Justice and health
5. Place, space and risky behaviours
6. Scotland¿s Health
7. Austerity and Health
8. Field Trip to Wester Hailes
9. Policy and Action
10. Moving beyond the behavioural turn: The way forward
11. Summary, revision & exam papers
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 35 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Class Assessment: One class essay (2,000 words)(40%)
One group project and presentation on a specialist health topic (60%)
Degree Assessment: One essay on a specialist topic (2,000 words)(40%)
One two hour examination (2 questions)(60%)
Overall mark for the course (ie coursework and examinations) of at least 40 to pass.
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
¿ To identify and define the main geographical concepts related to the study of health;
¿ To evaluate the wider determinants of health and health inequalities;
¿ To examine how geographical analysis can contribute to a greater understanding of the variations in health outcomes;
¿ To develop skills in interpreting health data and geographical information about health.
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Reading List
Curtis, S. (2004). Health and Inequality: Geographical Perspectives London: Sage Publications Chapter 1 'Introducing geographical perspectives on health and inequality'
Gatrell, A. (2002). Geographies of Health: An Introduction Oxford: Blackwells.
Smith, S. J. and D. Easterlow (2005). "The strange geography of health inequalities." Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 30(2): 173-190.
Cummins, S., S. Curtis, et al. (2007). "Understanding and representing 'place' in health research: A relational approach." Social Science & Medicine 65(9): 1825-1838.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niamh Shortt
Tel: (0131 6)51 7130
Email: Niamh.Shortt@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: beth.muir@ed.ac.uk |
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