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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Public Health Research

Postgraduate Course: Sociology of Public Health (PUHR11043)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will apply sociological approaches to understanding public health as an institution and a range of public health concerns and intervention.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:

-Utilise key theories in sociology to examine the socio-cultural context of contemporary public health
-Critically engage with debates about risk and uncertainty in relation to health
-Analyse the impact of discourses of health on everyday life and behaviour
-Apply sociological understandings to an analysis of key public health concerns and interventions
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Tel: (0131 6)51 1943
Email: Sarah.C.Burley@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk
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