MRes Primary Care (Web-based Learning) / Course details

Year of entry: 2021

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Course unit details:
Arts and Public Health

Unit code	POPH65011
Credit rating	15
Unit level	FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s)	Semester 1
Offered by	Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care
Available as a free choice unit?	No

Overview

This course unit is usually one of the blended options we provide. Due to recent events, we have adapted the materials to be fully online for 2020/2021 only. Students choosing ‘Arts and Public Health’ will still need to be available for the face to face teaching block (6pm Monday 9th - 6pm Thursday 12th November 2020) which will involve live webinars, presentations and group work. It will also include a group presentation as one of your assignments. We will keep you informed of any changes via My Manchester and regular Programme communications.

Aims

This blended course unit aims to help Public Health, Primary Care and other interested professionals working in or interested in working in, UK or international settings, make use of the arts in their interventions and communications

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, successful course members will be able to:

Systematically understand and critically analyse the role of the arts in the public health setting
Form a comprehensive understanding of and critically evaluate the history of the use of arts in health
Form a comprehensive understanding of and assess the use of the arts in Public, Patient, Professional Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) with application to real life situations
Critically analyse and evaluate the impact of art on health and wellbeing
Appraise and evaluate research using examples from arts programmes used in health, both locally and globally
Students are expected to play an active role collaborating with experienced trainers and other students to examine the use of the arts in their work and cultural setting and exit the course with a greater understanding of the issues involved as well as possible solutions.
Develop critical appraisal and competency skills in arts applications.
Apply the potential for arts inclusion in their practice
Work collaboratively on a range of activities - teamwork.
Apply principles of evidence based practice.
Transfer knowledge gained to influence local practices and become ambassadors for arts in public health as a component within their own workplace.

Syllabus

Introduction and definitions of Arts and Health
Introduction to the history of Arts and Public Health
Assessing the evidence for Arts and Public Health
Evaluating Arts and Health interventions
Socially Engaged Art and Public Health
Arts and Public Health in the Global Setting
Arts and the Life Course
Arts and end of life care
Arts and PPI/PPE

Teaching and learning methods

This blended course involves working through the course notes provided online, linked references and other online sources of information. It also involves attending a 3 day teaching residential component. You will be use self-reflection to help you think about the ideas discussed and the relevance to their everyday practice. You should work through the unit in a logical sequence using the calendar in Blackboard. It is essential you follow this guidance so that you are doing the same topic at the same time as your fellow students. Students will be expected to take part in discussion board activities and generally those students who do participate do better in their written assignments as this interaction with tutors and peers is an important part of the learning process.

The residential session will take place in Manchester from 12-14 November 2019, with an introductory welcome event on the evening of Monday 11 November 2019.

Employability skills

Analytical skills: Students will critically analyse approaches to arts and health and the resulting interventions using the principles of evidence-based practice.
Group/team working: Students are expected to play an active role collaborating with experienced trainers and other students to examine the use of the arts in their work and setting and exit the course with a greater understanding of the issues involved as well as ideas for potential applications.
Innovation/creativity: We envisage that students who have taken this unit will become ambassadors for arts and health within their own workplace.

Assessment methods

Assessment task	Length	Weighting within unit
Reflective Journal	500 words	20%
Group presentation during residential	20 minute presentation and 10 minute Q&A (group mark)	30%
Final assignment	3000 words	50%

Feedback methods

Students will be provided with personalised feedback for their summative assignments, within 15 working days for group presentation and 20 working days for final assignment and reflective journal.

Further opportunities for formative feedback (on non-assessed work) will also be provided during a course unit.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Practical classes & workshops	30

Independent study hours
Independent study	120

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Annie Harrison	Unit coordinator

Additional notes

For further information please watch this video from our Course Unit Leader: https://video.manchester.ac.uk/faculties/edfa2331ca0cd9a14d717cb1d233466f/31bf626d-6ddf-49f4-a128-d4ddae1f6ee9/

If you have any questions about the content of this unit, please contact the course unit leader, Annie Harrison, via email on annie.harrison@manchester.ac.uk. If you have any other queries, please contact the PGT programme administrators via email on mph.admin@manchester.ac.uk

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