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PU5056: KEY CONCEPTS IN GLOBAL HEALTH (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course introduces students to key concepts in global health and develops skills to critically appraise organisations, actors, debates and data. Teaching material will cover: key definitions and terminology; institutions, practitioners and scholars in global health; and key drivers and challenges in the global health field. Students will learn about established and emerging topics, how these intersect with broader social, economic and political factors, and how research can make credible contributions in this context.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Leone Craig

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The aim of this course is to introduce students to key concepts in global health. It will cover the key drivers and challenges in global health, as well as key institutions, practitioners and scholars. The overall purpose is to develop the student’s awareness, and self-reflection, on the diverse and dynamic field of global health, and how to make meaningful contributions in this context.

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Evidence a critical understanding of key terminology and concepts in global health.
2. Critically appraise the role of key institutions, practitioners and scholars in global health.
3. Effectively communicate knowledge of key drivers and challenges in global health.


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseExplain key drivers and challenges in global health.

Class Test

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandIdentify, define and contextualise basic terminology and concepts in global health.
ReflectionAnalyseExplain key drivers and challenges in global health.

Report: Individual

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandIdentify and describe key institutions, practitioners, and scholars in global health.

Formative Assessment

Report: Individual

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandIdentify and describe key institutions, practitioners, and scholars in global health.

Resit Assessments

Oral Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseExplain key drivers and challenges in global health.
FactualUnderstandIdentify and describe key institutions, practitioners, and scholars in global health.
ConceptualUnderstandIdentify, define and contextualise basic terminology and concepts in global health.

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