Unit name | Health Policy in a Global Context |
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Unit code | SPOL30055 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Payne |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit explores key factors involved in the global distribution of health including differences in life expectancy, mortality and morbidity between and within countries. The unit examines relationships between health and policy, focusing on formal health systems and health finance, health worker migration, the role of intergovernmental organisations, the impact of globalisation and global restructuring on health policy. We look at the role of global health governance in addressing key variations in health and the determinants of health, and the impact of transnational companies on health. The unit also discusses theoretical frameworks to explain the persistence of global health inequality, the role and relevance of different intergovernmental and transnational actors, and the limitations of global health governance.
The key learning outcomes are follows. Students are expected to be able:
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment will be against the programme criteria defined for the appropriate level.
Formative assessment: One 2000 - 2500 word essay
Summative assessment: Level H – 3 hour unseen exam in January