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PCS-10009 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

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
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24


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 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: 13 February 2024