Postgraduate Course: Globalisation and Non Communicable Diseases (GLHE11045)
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) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | As a world, we are currently witnessing unprecedented levels of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease and these trends look set to continue. The overall aim of this course is to develop students' understanding that these diseases have both local and global determinants; that effective and cost-effective evidence-based strategies for the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) exist and that tackling NCDs requires multi-level and multi-sectoral participation and action. |
| Course description |
This is a five week course which will critically examine the changing global burden of NCDs and their risk factors, the complex ways in which globalisation impacts on NCDs, and current global and national policy responses.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students taking this course should have taken the course 'Introduction to Global Health' (GLHE11044) or have equivalent experience. |
| Additional Costs | Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have a critical understanding of: the complex ways in which globalisation impacts on NCDs; global and local determinants of NCDs; and current global and national policy responses.
- Be able to apply this knowledge and understanding to a critical analysis of NCDs and their determinants in a specific context
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
This course directly addresses the following graduate attributes:
Research and enquiry
Personal and intellectual autonomy
Personal effectiveness
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| Special Arrangements |
There are no special arrangements for this course. |
| Study Abroad |
Not applicable |
| Keywords | Global health,NCD,noncommunicable disease,public health,globalisation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ruth McQuillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9238
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Course secretary | Mrs Rosemary Porteous
Tel: (0131 6)50 9835
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