Postgraduate Course: Global Politics of Public Health (IPHP11003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political 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 examines how health policy is increasingly being shaped beyond the level of the nation state. It offers a detailed examination of the institutions of global health politics, focusing on the emerging importance of international and supranational institutions and other global actors in the development of health policy. The course examines contemporary challenges confronting the World Health Organization, the influence of organisations created to promote trade and the increased involvement of non-state actors in health policy, and the course addresses the expanded roles of the commercial sector and civil society. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
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) |
One 4,000 word essay. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- ¿ Explore the implications of increased institutional pluralism within global health, mapping changes associated with the rise of key new actors
- ¿ Critically assess the ability of the World Health Organization to fulfil its mandate
- ¿ Critically appraise key initiatives in global health governance, such as the rise of global health partnerships, the WHO Framework Convention on
- ¿ Critically assess the increasing significance of the commercial sector and civil society in global health policy
- ¿ Examine challenges to promoting policy coherence across global health, development and trade agendas
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anuj Kapilashrami
Tel: (0131 6)50 3939
Email: Anuj.Kapilashrami@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kate Ferguson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5122
Email: kate.ferguson@ed.ac.uk |
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