Postgraduate Course: Sociology of Public Health (PUHR11043)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will apply sociological approaches to understanding public health as an institution and a range of public health concerns and intervention. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
-Utilise key theories in sociology to examine the socio-cultural context of contemporary public health
-Critically engage with debates about risk and uncertainty in relation to health
-Analyse the impact of discourses of health on everyday life and behaviour
-Apply sociological understandings to an analysis of key public health concerns and interventions
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Tel: (0131 6)51 1943
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Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
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