Postgraduate Course: Homelessness and Inclusion Health (NUST11123)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This postgraduate course aims to understand extreme health inequities in a global context, with a focus on homelessness and displacement as well as the connection between housing markets and the health and wellbeing of individuals. Drawing on interdisciplinary expertise and expert-by-experience input, it will be of interest to domestic and international students from a wide range of disciplines, including medicine, public health, nursing, social sciences, social care, and human geography, amongst others. The course places particular emphasis on making input from empirical and theoretical research practically applicable to health and social care professionals.
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| Course description |
This postgraduate course aims to understand the global context of extreme health inequities as they relate to homelessness and displacement and attendant health issues such as harmful substance use, mental health and trauma. A special focus will be on the connection between global housing markets and the health and wellbeing of individuals at the local level. Drawing on interdisciplinary expertise and expert-by-experience input, it will be of interest to domestic and international students from a wide range of disciplines, including medicine, public health, nursing, social sciences, social care, and human geography, amongst others. The course places particular emphasis on making input from empirical and theoretical research practically applicable to health and social care professionals
The course will critically engage with contemporary issues, theories and concepts within the sphere of extreme health inequities, homelessness and inclusion health. For example, the impacts of global economic transformations on extreme health inequities, the diversity of people who find themselves homeless or displaced, including women, children and refugees, and the connection between socioeconomic inequities and health/mental health.
This course is delivered by a range of experts from within and outwith the University of Edinburgh as well as external health and social care practitioners. Experts by Experience contribute their personal experiences of homelessness and health to the course.
Students are expected to engage with their learning through online and on-campus group discussions, lectures, reading relevant scholarly and practical literature, student-led study circles and interaction with experts in the field of homelessness and health inequities through taught sessions. Students will learn from each other through: 1) engagement with research and discussion tasks online and in person; 2) through interactions with Experts by Experience, lecturers and experts in health and social care practice; and, 3) guided research tasks leading to presentations.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Must not be taken alongside Homeless and Inclusion Health Online course (NUST11109) |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
160 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Engagement in online discussion board tasks (10%)
Group presentation (30%)
Written assignment, 2000 words (60%)
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop a critical understanding of the intersection of extreme social inequities with health and wellbeing in the context of homelessness and displacement.
- Critically engage with a wide range of social, psychological, biomedical and political theories and concepts of homelessness and extreme health inequities in a global context.
- Understand key concepts in the field of health inequities and Inclusion Health, such as social determinants of health, multiple and complex exclusion, or trauma informed care.
- Engage with a range of disciplinary perspectives on homelessness and extreme health inequities, including the perspective of experts by experience
- Develop knowledge and skills in conducting and evaluating research in the field of homelessness and extreme health inequities through theoretical input and practical exercises.
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Reading List
Sibley, D. (1995). Geographies of exclusion: Society and difference in the West. Psychology Press.
Graham, H. (2009). Understanding health inequalities. McGraw-hill education (UK).
Smith, K.E., Bambra, C. and Hill, S.E. (eds) (2016) Health Inequalities: Critical Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will work on, develop and evidence the following:
· Ability to critically analyse complex health inequities, drawing on relevant theory in the field of homelessness, displacement and related issues;
· Develop originality and creativity in addressing problems and issues in health and social care practice;
· Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills and thinking about social scientific theories of homelessness and health inequities from a range of disciplinary perspectives;
· Present formally and informally, information about specialist topics and the results of individual research tasks;
· Use a range of ICT applications to support assessments and in-class presentations;
· Exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in course activities and assessment, taking responsibility for their own learning and work;
· Work in a peer relationship with others involved in homeless and inclusion health, including Experts by Experience.
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| Keywords | Health inequities,homelessness,displacement,social determinants,housing |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Sarah Johnsen
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Course secretary | Mr David Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3969
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