Postgraduate Course: Global Aid (EMND11025)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to introduce the student to the various mechanisms, implications and evaluations of global aid. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the role of donors (individuals, corporate and governments) and their relationship to the developing countries,.
- Critically analyse the impact of philanthropic capitalism.
- Be able to assess and evaluate interventions based on aid and emergency appeals.
- Appreciate concepts such as global responsibility and accountability in the context of aid provision to the developing world.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tim Squires
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: Tim.Squires@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Fiona Brodie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
Email: Fiona.Brodie@ed.ac.uk |
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