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

Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Global Mental Health (GLHE11087)

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 AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis ten-credit course focuses on a range of topics that are part of the field of global mental health. It covers the concepts of mental health and illness and how mental illnesses may present in differing cultural contexts, the epidemiology and classification systems of mental disorders, the determinants of mental health across the life course, and the international mental health agenda within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 09/08/2021
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 1, Online Activities 35, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Formative Assessment Hours 5, Revision Session Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 46 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written exam 0%, Practical exam 0%, Coursework 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Critically understand the epidemiology of the global burden of disease attributable to mental disorders and the multi-level determinants of mental wellbeing in a population, including the importance of stigma
  2. Appraise the evidence for interventions for mental health conditions in the global context
  3. Identify and apply an appropriate strategy for improving mental health in a population and understand the challenges and limitations involved
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsglobal health,mental health
Contacts
Course organiserMs Annemieke Bikker
Tel: (0131 6)50 2679
Email: Annemieke.Bikker@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Rosemary Porteous
Tel: (0131 6)50 9835
Email: Rosemary.Porteous@ed.ac.uk
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