? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : MED-P-P00944

This course introduces sociological perspectives on health, illness and the practice of public health. Key themes include the social patterning health and illness, risk, surveillance and health, lay and expert knowledge, constructions fo health and illness, the media and health, and new technoologies and health.

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Home subject area

Public Health Research, (Medicine, Schedule R)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 14:00 15:50 Med+Vet

Students will develop and understanding of sociological perspectives and be able to evaluate the strengths and weakness of different theories.

They will learn to examine key concepts and approaches in public health from a critical sociological perspective, developing their awareness of issues regarding the production and distribution of power and knowledge.

They learn to link individual experiences of health and illness with social forces, group dynamics, and the social construction of normality.

Seminar presentation (20%) and one assignment of 2,500 words (80%).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Sarah McAllister
Tel : (0131 6)50 3227
Email : Sarah.McAllister@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Tel : (0131 6)51 1943
Email : Sarah.C.Burley@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php

School Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/