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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases

Postgraduate Course: Global Aid (EMND11025)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course aims to introduce the student to the various mechanisms, implications and evaluations of global aid.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand the role of donors (individuals, corporate and governments) and their relationship to the developing countries,.
  2. Critically analyse the impact of philanthropic capitalism.
  3. Be able to assess and evaluate interventions based on aid and emergency appeals.
  4. Appreciate concepts such as global responsibility and accountability in the context of aid provision to the developing world.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Tim Squires
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: Tim.Squires@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Fiona Brodie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
Email: Fiona.Brodie@ed.ac.uk
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