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PCS-10007 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

PCS-10007 - Introduction to Global Health and Wellbeing
Coordinator: Thomas Shepherd Tel: +44 1782 7 34824
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This 15-credit module examines health and wellbeing from a global perspective which gives students a wider view of key contemporary population health issues across countries with different climates, economies and culture. This global perspective would be useful in a future career choice when relating to people who have lived or live in a different country. Students will write an individual essay which explores global health issues, based on small group work which takes place during to module.

Aims
This module enables the student to understand the nature and scope of global health issues, and how they are managed through policy, systems and agencies. Students will have opportunity to examine a range of issues affecting health and wellbeing around the world including the political economy of health and wellbeing, trade, work, health care systems, and the impact of global poverty, hostilities and natural disasters on health and wellbeing.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary global health and wellbeing challenges: 1
Examine a global health and wellbeing challenge and how this is addressed: 1
Identify differences in global health data relating to population health and wellbeing and explain how these relate to a country's wealth or poverty, or other factors: 1

Study hours

28 hours face to face teaching - 15 hours lectures, 13 hours discussion and group work
2 hours tutorial
120 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 100%
A 2,000-word essay
A 2,000-word essay relating to a global health challenge, including recommendations for improvement, based on formative group work undertaken during the module, which will normally take place in small groups of approximately 6 students. Students will write an individual essay and receive an individual mark for this.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may 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: 19 January 2023