PHTY30410

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module students will

1.Understand historical models of health and disability
2. Have a deeper understanding of sociological, cultural, economic, geographical and political determinants of health and health care.
3. Know key actors in Global Health and how the Sustainable Development Goals shape global health targets
4. Understand the importance of one health and planetary health in a changing climate
5. Appraise global indicators of health and the burden of communicable and non-communicable disease
6. Appraise differences in health systems, including access to rehabilitation for chronic conditions and disability across countries and cultures
7. Understand the challenges of health care provision in LMIC and Refugee Health contexts.
8. Understand Inclusion Health and Gender and Sexual Minority Healthcare needs
9. Be able to develop solutions for health care challenges in different health contexts, cultures and systems

Indicative Module Content:

Determinants of health in global context - geographic, climate, political, economic
Sociological models of health, disease and disability
Global burden of disease, communicable and non communicable disease
Disability across countries; Cultural diversity and health
Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health
Climate change, planetary and one health
Health systems and key actors in global health
Inequalities in health workforce distribution
Human rights approach to health
Inclusion health, refugee health, gender and sexual health

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Lectures
Individual and group learning through shared project work
Presentation and information skills development
Critical thinking

AI/Academic Integrity:
Staff may utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) during the programme to support teaching and learning and it will be clearly indicated if and when AI is used. Students are prohibited from representing work as their own that they did not write, code or create. Submission of AI-generated content to this module by a student without explicit permission and attribution is not allowed and it may reflect unacceptable professional behaviour. This may result in the initiation of a student disciplinary procedure in accordance with the “University Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity Policy.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Group feedback on portfolio submissions during semester Individual annotated feedback post assessment for exam paper

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.