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PTY-30037 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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

PTY-30037 - Global Healthcare Matters
Coordinator: Badrieh Al Abbad Room: N/A
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

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

This module forms part of the BSc (Hons) Rehabilitation Science programme at Keele University, an innovative, integrated programme which prepares the graduate for further study or employment in a health and social care setting.
The module offers students a broad-based introduction to key concepts related to global health and social care. Within the module students will explore, analyse and critically evaluate aspects of current global healthcare issues and priorities. Their impact and implications for policy makers, service providers and the general population will also be explored. The module will use a range of learning and teaching approaches to enable students to analyse a wide variety of information, reflect upon key issues and propose critically reasoned solutions. Students will have the opportunity to select and explore one aspect of global healthcare in depth.

Aims
To introduce students to aspects of health and social care in the context of both national and international healthcare economies.

Intended Learning Outcomes

explore and appraise specific national and international healthcare structures, discuss their respective strengths and limitations and to hypothesise future challenges;: 1,

justify measures of global health and their application in a given population;: 1,

critique current specific global healthcare challenges, identifying priorities and initiatives;: 1,

explain theories around the social determinants in global health/inequalities in health.: 1,

























Study hours

30 tutor led hours which may include lectures, workshops, seminars, tutorials and two hours of assessment preparation classes etc.
120 hours of independent study.

School Rules

Successful completion of a minimum of 105 credits of the BSc (Hons) Rehabilitation Science at Level 5, normally at Keele University.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
A 3,000 word written assignment on a specific aspect of global health
The 3,000 word assignment will offer students the opportunity to explore and evaluate a student selected aspect of health/ social care provision within the global healthcare economy. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate reasoned choices, explore the opportunities and challenges presented by their chosen area of study and offer recommendations for the future.

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