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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Global Health

Postgraduate Course: Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Globalisation and Public Health MED5431 (GLHE11081)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis is a placeholder course, designed to record marks for the University of Glasgow part of the programme, PRPHDISPME1F: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study).
Course description Please see [University of Glasgow] Globalisation and Public Health MED5431.
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. Define the terms globalisation, global change and global public health and critically appraise the key debates surrounding these concepts.
  2. Critically analyse the concept of globalisation in relation to the wider determinants of health.
  3. Assess the ways in which globalisation contributes to emerging health trends such as Mortality, Morbidity, DALY's and Life Expectancy.
  4. Critically appraise the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) and evaluate the policy development and efficiency of WHO in relation to globalisation.
  5. Compare selected examples of health systems and critically examine the health systems development in several low and middle income countries.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Susan Farrington
Tel: (0131) 332 2471
Email: Susan.Farrington@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kate Hardman
Tel: (0131 6)51 7891
Email: Kate.Hardman@ed.ac.uk
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