Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Global Health (PUHR11046)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Public Health Research |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course aims to provide an understanding of the key concepts and issues related to global health, including the global health architecture, the impact of vertical and horizontal programme interventions and the global burden of disease. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the candidate should:
* understand the global health architecture,
* have an overview on the efforts and methods (and political rational) directed towards measuring and specifying the magnitude of health problems in the world (global burden of disease and Disability Affected Life Years DALYs)
* be equipped to identify key risk factors and missed opportunities for development, that contribute to overall disease burden, and particularly to non communicable disease burden.
* understand the global health workforce crises
* appreciate international health policy issues related to prioritization of resources for health care and health research.
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Assessment Information
| Written assignment, 3000 word essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Global Health, Millennium Development goals, Health workforce crises, health systems |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ruth Mcquillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9238
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
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