GCP-10001 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Do you want to work on the solutions for improving quality of life and wellbeing for people and communities worldwide? Would you like to make the lives of people impacted by conflicts or poverty better? Would you like to develop approaches to improve policies, debate with government and change structures to improve quality of life and reduce inequality? Do you want to work with specific communities (for example, older people, children and adolescents, under-served populations)? Would you like to develop opportunities for employment and build social networks, physical capital (i.e. develop infrastructure to build wellbeing of populations) and natural capital (i.e. contribute to the protection of the ecosystem)?
The global health pathway focuses on developing your skills and understanding of how to improve the living standards and opportunities for people to live happy lives. We need individuals from a range of backgrounds and courses to achieve this. You¿ll consider what contribution you can make to reducing poverty, improving the environment, reducing injustice, increasing access to healthcare and building a more equal society. You will have the opportunity to interact with international leaders in global health and consider how the UN Sustainability Development goals translate into policies that affect our daily lives. You will have opportunities to link with government (e.g. World Health Organization, UNICEF) and non-government organisations (e.g. Save the children, British Heart Foundation). So, no matter what course you are studying successful completion of this pathway provides you additional knowledge and skills that will increase your employability in national and international platforms (for example, in research, education, leadership, health and social care, AI, bio-health informatics, law, primary or secondary care systems, enterprises and/or businesses).

The module aims to introduce you to the challenge and solutions for improving global health. This includes an introduction to the wider determinants of health, including environmental factors, and the wide range of stakeholders and interventions that improve health, quality of life and wellbeing for populations worldwide. The module will also critically explore approaches to the management of communicable and non-communicable disease and approaches to health protection and promotion worldwide. You will be introduced to the Sustainable Development Goals and the need to reduce inequality in any population worldwide. You will also develop digital skills and an approach to enhancing your future employability.

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate knowledge of global diseases, health inequality and the wider determinants of health and explain how a range of factors and determinants may impact on the physical and psycho-social health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities globally: 1,2
identify and explore models and concepts relating to global health including evidence based global health practice (including ethics and law), health promotion, health protection and health service: 1,2
apply their academic learning to real-world contexts and develop skills in project-based, problem-based and scenario-based learning in a critical and reflective way: 1,2
develop and reflect on practices of digital communication and collaboration in relation to global health: 1,2
explore global health in relation to societal and workplace contexts: 1,2
demonstrate awareness of the global and inter-cultural dimensions of global health: 1,2
understand and participate in interdisciplinary approaches to global health: 1,2
demonstrate awareness of the links between global health and a range of interconnected UN Sustainable Development Goals, across environmental, social and economic sustainability.: 1,2

Study hours

Active Learning:
- 14 hours compulsory in-situ sessions, including presentation, discussion and simulated activities
8 hours compulsory online synchronous sessions
Independent Study:
128 hours of asynchronous activities
- 100 hours working on asynchronous materials; watching short videos, reading materials, completing worksheets and preparing short presentations
- 28 hours - preparation and completion of the assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment