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PU5549: WOMEN’S HEALTH IN A GLOBAL SETTING (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course will explore the challenges faced in women’s health and health care in a global setting. Students will gain knowledge of how gender differences, equality, women’s family roles, community and society support, and approaches to health care systems all play a role in women’s health. It will also present how women’s health intersects with broader social, economic and political factors.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr A Mostafa

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 course aims to demonstrate multi-dimensional views for women’s health on a global setting, and review and discuss the latest evidence and policies informing actions to improve women’s health outcomes throughout their lifecycle. Students will learn what is needed to ensure good quality women-centred healthcare being implemented in different socio-cultural situations while considering varying economic and political factors.

Teaching and learning for this course will involve a combination of videos with accompanying self-tests and quizzes, video interviews with accompanying guides, a computer-based practical session, self-study of recommended reading material, discussion boards and assignments. You will be expected to engage with the online material each week. We would strongly encourage you to complete all the suggested exercises as these are designed to deliver and reinforce the course material. Some units involve a greater time commitment than others, but on average you can expect to spend around 10-15 hours per week working through the materials and contributing to the forums. This time commitment includes preparation time for assessments. 


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

Online Test

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks 35 Feedback Weeks 38

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Online test including multiple choice questions and extended answer questions.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseRecognise the impact of global gender differences and equality on health.
ConceptualApplyDescribe the importance of different stages in women’s lifecycles and the relation to health and health care.
ConceptualEvaluateEvaluate the current evidence affecting women’s health globally and how it can be used to improve health outcomes.
ProceduralAnalyseIllustrate women’s barriers to seeking health care support in different socio-cultural environments.
ProceduralAnalyseInvestigate the quality of women’s health in the context of social, economic and political aspects.

Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
Assessment Weeks 30 Feedback Weeks 33

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20-minute online video presentation on evaluation of current evidence in women’s health with comparison for different socio-economic countries. Written feedback provided.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseRecognise the impact of global gender differences and equality on health.
ConceptualEvaluateEvaluate the current evidence affecting women’s health globally and how it can be used to improve health outcomes.
ProceduralAnalyseIllustrate women’s barriers to seeking health care support in different socio-cultural environments.
ProceduralAnalyseInvestigate the quality of women’s health in the context of social, economic and political aspects.

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks 32 Feedback Weeks 35

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Case-study analysis: Analysis of case-study looking at global women’s health based on course materials. Written feedback provided.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyDescribe the importance of different stages in women’s lifecycles and the relation to health and health care.
ProceduralAnalyseInvestigate the quality of women’s health in the context of social, economic and political aspects.

Formative Assessment

Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
Assessment Weeks 28 Feedback Weeks 31

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Short online video presentation submitted to MyAberdeen and written feedback provided.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseRecognise the impact of global gender differences and equality on health.
ConceptualApplyDescribe the importance of different stages in women’s lifecycles and the relation to health and health care.
ConceptualEvaluateEvaluate the current evidence affecting women’s health globally and how it can be used to improve health outcomes.

Resit Assessments

Oral Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 40 Feedback Weeks 41

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Written feedback.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralAnalyseInvestigate the quality of women’s health in the context of social, economic and political aspects.
ConceptualApplyDescribe the importance of different stages in women’s lifecycles and the relation to health and health care.
ConceptualAnalyseRecognise the impact of global gender differences and equality on health.
ProceduralAnalyseIllustrate women’s barriers to seeking health care support in different socio-cultural environments.
ConceptualEvaluateEvaluate the current evidence affecting women’s health globally and how it can be used to improve health outcomes.

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