Postgraduate Course: Globalisation and public health (IPHP11009)
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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Globalisation is fundamentally changing the challenges confronting public health, transforming health risks while simultaneously creating new opportunities. Economic globalisation affects the health status of populations through its impact on wealth creation and wealth distribution within and between countries. In a global economy health risks and the determinants of health are increasingly transnational, while the traditional primacy of the nation state in health policy is being challenged. Public health has traditionally emphasised equity and distributive justice in health and health care, and the increased reliance of governments and international organisations on market forces constitutes a challenge to the normative and conceptual bases of this tradition. This course will enable students to develop an understanding of the key drivers of globalisation and the mechanisms by which it is impacting on public health. |
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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: 45 |
| Course Start |
Block 2 (Sem 1) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One course essay of 2500-3000 words. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Examine competing conceptions of globalisation and diverse frameworks for understanding how globalisation impacts on public health
- Critically assess the impacts of global economic integration on health inequalities
- Analyse the implications of trade and investment agreements for health policy, including with reference to dispute settlement within the World Trade Organization
- Examine the implications for public health and health policy of demographic changes associated with globalisation, including the migration of health workers
- Assess the relationships between globalisation, environmental change and public health
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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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