Postgraduate Course: Global Public Health: A critical approach to health improvement (NUST11087)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course enables students who have an interest in Public Health to critically analyse the global factors that influence health care delivery and to explore how these influence health improvement at both a local community and also an individual level. Theoretical input will be supported by a variety of case-studies from around the world.
This course will challenge students to understand health improvement within the complex and contested dimensions of global health, giving particular attention to emerging policy debates and the multiple ways in which global issues in health impact on local communities. Students will critically analyse current research into a broad range of global health issues and formulate strategies to help tackle specific health issues in the global arena. Evidence based research from across a variety of different disciplines will be interrogated to help students to explore in greater depth the changing dynamics of global health. |
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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: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The assessment of overall learning will be through two pieces of work:
The first is an oral and visual presentation and is a formative piece of work. This will be an individual presentation of a case-study to peers and will be assessed by group peer review.
The second is a written course paper of 4,000 - 5,000 words and will include a case study of a global health project. The case-study presented in the formative assessment may be used for this purpose. The second written course paper will be a summative piece of work and will account for 100% of the overall mark for this course.
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Learning Outcomes
Critically analyse a range of theories and concepts that underpin the delivery of Public Health in a global context, including theories of globalisation
Critically appraise health promotion philosophy, principles and theory within a global, national and local context
Taking a sociological approach, critically analyse the distribution of power in the global health arena and consider the implications of this for both individuals and communities
Demonstrate knowledge of the wider determinants of global health
Evaluate critically a range of international data used within the field of global health and relate these to case studies at a local level
Critically evaluate the roles and responsibilities of health care practitioners within the political, economic and cultural map of global health care
Demonstrate a critical evaluation of recent research related to global health theory, policy and practice
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Reading List
Beaglehole, R. R., & Bonita, R. R. (2009). Global public health [electronic resource] : a new era. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
Benatar, S., & Brock, G. (2011). Global Health and Global Health Ethics [electronic resource] / Edited by Solomon Benatar, Gillian Brock. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Blaxter, M. (2010). Health / Mildred Blaxter. Cambridge : Polity.
Chari, S., & Corbridge, S. (2008). The development reader / edited by Sharad Chari and Stuart Corbridge. London ; New York : Routledge.
Davies, S. (2009). Global politics of health / Sara E. Davies. Cambridge : Polity.
De Maio, F. (2014). Global health inequities : a sociological perspective / by Fernando De Maio. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan.
Ehiri, J. (2009). Maternal and child health [electronic resource] : global challenges, programs, and policies / John Ehiri, editor ; foreword by Paul Garner. New York : Springer-Verlag.
Farmer, P., Kim, J., Kleinman, A., & Basilico, M. (2013). Reimagining global health [electronic resource] : an introduction / [edited by] Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, Arthur Kleinman, Matthew Basilico. Berkerley ; London : University of California Press.
Lechner, F. J., & Boli, J. (2008). The globalization reader / edited by Frank J. Lechner, John Boli. Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2008.
Lenard, P., & Straehle, C. (2012). Health inequalities and global justice / edited by Patti Lenard and Christine Straehle. [Edinburgh] : Edinburgh University Press, [2012].
McQueen, D. V. (2013). Global handbook on noncommunicable diseases and health promotion [electronic resource] / David V. McQueen, editor. New York, NY : Springer.
Patel, V., Minas, I. H., Cohen, A., & Prince, M. (2014). Global mental health : [electronic resource] : principles and practice / edited by Vikram Patel, Harry Minas, Alex Cohen, Martin J. Prince. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press.
Skolnik, R. L. (2008). Essentials of global health / Richard Skolnik. Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Fiona Cuthill
Tel: (0131 6)50 3888
Email: Fiona.Cuthill@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sergio Mori Sierra
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: sergio.mori@ed.ac.uk |
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