
- UCAS course code
- VL38
- UCAS institution code
- M20
BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response
Year of entry: 2021
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Course unit details:
Introduction to Global Health
Unit code | HCRI30021 |
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Credit rating | 20 |
Unit level | Level 3 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Offered by | Humanitarian Conflict Response Institute |
Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
The unit conceptualises current approaches in the global health agenda and its importance to the medical profession. A total of 8 individual lectures cover issues such as the global burden of diseases, the determinants of health and health inequalities, and the progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4, 5 and 6. These three goals are directly related to health. We also critically examine the new Sustainable Development Goals that replaced the MDGs. Students will also have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of health systems organization and governance and reflect on the implication of this on population health. Lectures are complemented by a weekly seminar series to explore issues of global health in context, in the UK and globally, in more detail and increase awareness of specific health issues and challenges.
Aims
The unit aims to: Provide a critical overview of major global health debates and challenges both in the U.K. and globally. It further aims to enhance students’ knowledge of the determinants of health and health inequalities and their link to current global burden of diseases and the progress towards the WHO Millennium Development Goals and new Sustainable Development Goals.
Knowledge and understanding
- understand the socio-economic, cultural, political and environmental factors on health and diseases
- develop critical understanding of the diversity and changing nature of the determinants of health and health inequalities
- recognise the role and impact of health systems organization and governance on the health and well-being of populations
Intellectual skills
- critically analyse the concept of global health and its relation to clinical medical practice
- critically reflect on the implications of the social determinants of health and health inequalities
- critically reflect and evaluate the impact of global health systems and agendas on health status
Practical skills
- plan, research and execute individual and group work
- develop oral and written presentation skills
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- ability to plan and execute individual and group research
- develop oral and written communication skills
- critical evaluation skills: e.g. research and policy analysis
- enhanced student awareness of global inequalities and their ethical implications
- increased awareness of students’ own values as an individual and global citizen
Employability skills
- Other
- - health profiling - working with quantitative and qualitative data - critical policy analysis - ability to plan and execute individual and group research
Assessment methods
Group practice presentation | 0% |
Group presentation | 25% |
Groups debate | 25% |
Essay | 50% |
Feedback methods
Feedback method | Formative or Summative |
Verbal feedback during lectures and seminars (students receive verbal and written feedback after practice presentation sessions) | Formative |
Written feedback on assessed presentations- using SALC feedback from | Summative |
Written feedback on essays- using SALC feedback form | Summative |
Recommended reading
Beaglehole, R. and Bonita, R. (2010) What is Global Health? Global Health Action 3: 1-2
Fried, L. et al. (2010) Global health is public health The Lancet 375: 535-537
Garrett, L. (2007) The Challenge of Global Health Foreign Affairs 86: 155-161
Jacobsen, K. (2008) Introduction to Global Health London: Jones and Bartlett
Koplan, J. et al. (2009) Towards a common definition of global health The Lancet 373:1993-1995
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 22 |
Seminars | 11 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 167 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Maura Duffy | Unit coordinator |