Undergraduate Course: Global Health Policy (LLLJ08003)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will provide an overview of the most important global health policies, practices and challenges. Students will learn about the key theories and processes governing global health policy and develop the ability to apply theories to analyse contemporary issues. Topics covered may include infectious diseases, epidemics and pandemics, the burden of non-communicable diseases, humanitarian health, and the impact of climate change on population health. |
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Academic Description
This course provides students with an overview of Global Health Policy as an academic discipline. It will focus on the policies and practice of global health, and the interconnectedness of health and its wider determinants within states and internationally. Students will learn about key theories and concepts underpinning global health, including measures of health (morbidity, mortality, DALY), the main burden of disease in low- and high-income countries, and the concept of (non-)communicable diseases. In addition, students will learn to critically assess the role of international organisations, governments, and the private sector in shaping global health policies. By the end of the course, students will have developed a good understanding of the fundamentals of global health and its policies.
Outline Content
The course will cover the four main building blocks of Global Health Policy:
The first block will provide students with foundational knowledge of the main concepts and theories of global health, drawing from economics and political science. It will also equip students with key epidemiological concepts, such as morbidity, mortality and DALY.
The second block will focus on exploring the governance mechanisms of global health. We will examine the role of governments, international institutions such as the UN, foundations, and the private sector. We will look at partnerships and funding mechanisms and discuss current issues related to this block.
In the third block, students will explore the main issues which have emerged or are emerging in Global Health Policy, and which have shaped policies and practice. Students will analyse past and present pandemics and country preparedness, and the issues of humanitarian health and climate change.
In the fourth block, students will learn about wider determinants of health and the impacts of issues such as poverty and ethnicity on health.
Student Learning Experience
The course will be taught through a combination of lectures, class discussions, group work and practical case studies. Lectures will introduce key concepts and theories, and case studies will allow students to deepen their understanding through practical application and exploration of contemporary issues. In addition, the group activities will provide an opportunity for students to strengthen their academic skills.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of key theories and principles in Global Health Policy;
- identify and describe key global health actors, partnerships and cooperation mechanisms;
- critically assess global health data, such as the burden of disease, disability, death from infectious diseases, and non-communicable diseases in low- and high-income countries;
- analyse policies that seek to solve global health issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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Reading List
Essential:
Muennig, P. and Su, C., 2013. Introducing Global Health Practice, Policy, and Solutions. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Recommended:
Brown, G.W., Yamey, G. and Wamala, S. eds., 2014. The Handbook of Global Health Policy. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Vonderheid, S.C. and Al¿Gasseer, N., 2002. World Health Organization and Global Health Policy. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 34(2), pp.109-110.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
By the end of the course, students will have developed a passion for engaging on global health policy issues, locally and globally; they will suggest solutions to problems; critically evaluate ideas and concepts; use skilled communication to enhance their understanding of global health policy topics and its context and to engage effectively with others. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Maximillian Jaede
Tel:
Email: v1mjaede@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kameliya Skerleva
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Kameliya.Skerleva@ed.ac.uk |
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