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PCS-10009 - Module Specification
School of Primary, Community and Social Care
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

PCS-10009 - Perspectives in Health and Disease
Coordinator: Ross Wilkie Room: MSPC1.74 Tel: +44 1782 7 34845
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

This 30-credit module introduces students to epidemiology and its application to improve public health. This will include developing and understanding of inequalities in health, and inequity in services and care. There will be an opportunity for specific study relating to developing the health of communities and populations linked to potential future career choices.

Aims
This module will enable students to:
examine the role of epidemiology, public health, inequalities in health, and health and poverty, in the health of individuals and communities
develop an understanding of how health and wellbeing can be positively enabled across a range of settings and circumstances.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Apply epidemiology as a basic science underpinning public health and clinical medicine
: 1,2,3
Explore the impact of poor physical, mental and psychological health on individuals, families and communities: 1,2,3
Apply, analyse and interpret health information to improve population health: 1,2,3
Explain underlying political and economic factors which lead to health and social inequalities: 1,2,3

Study hours

56 hours face to face teaching - 30 hours lectures, 15 hours group work, 8 hours seminars, 3 hours group debate
4 hour tutorial
240 hours independent study to include time for completion of written assessment and preparation for presentation assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 50%
Review of a published research paper
A 2000 word assignment which will review a paper published in a peer-reviewed journal that describes a quantitative research project.

2: Exam weighted 50%
Epidemiology exam (2 hours)
The exam paper will consist of questions that will allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in the module.

3: Coursework weighted 0%
Coursework
Students will complete coursework throughout the module. The module includes a variety of concepts that the coursework will exam the understanding of.

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022