Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Global Health (PUHR11046)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course aims to provide an understanding of the key concepts and issues related to global health, including the global health architecture, the impact of vertical and horizontal programme interventions and the global burden of disease. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework. 2 essays - one of 1000 words and one of 2000 words. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the candidate should:
* understand the global health architecture,
* have an overview on the efforts and methods (and political rational) directed towards measuring and specifying the magnitude of health problems in the world (global burden of disease and Disability Affected Life Years DALYs)
* be equipped to identify key risk factors and missed opportunities for development, that contribute to overall disease burden, and particularly to non communicable disease burden.
* understand the global health workforce crises
* appreciate international health policy issues related to prioritization of resources for health care and health research.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Global Health, Millennium Development goals, Health workforce crises, health systems |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ruth Mcquillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9238
Email: Ruth.McQuillan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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