Hope for Health (008IDA)
Hope for health: Disease, development and society
Module 008IDA
Module details for 2022/23.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
What challenges do diseases pose to global health, development and wellbeing? And
what sources of hope are there amidst accounts of disease, disorder and dystopia? We
address these questions through the detailed study of topics that span the past and the
present, the realms of physical and mental health, and the offline and online worlds.
Among other things, students are immersed in current debates around the implications
for health and wellbeing of issues such as technological innovation, the production of
unhealthy commodities, the threats of fake and unregistered drugs as well addictions.
Students will engage with historical and colonial contexts to understand shifts and
continuities in diseases and approaches to health and well-being by states and global
institutions.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate understanding of how disease shapes society
and vice-versa
Critically analyse arguments and policy positions relating to
global and local challenges posed by diseases
Show a critical understanding of discourses around big and
small phama in global and local politics
Apply knowledge of key social science concepts to the study
of contemporary health and development issues
Find and evaluate academic literature on contemporary health
challenges in specific case study settings
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio (7000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Thu 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Anna Laing
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Mr Simon Overton
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Prof Anne-Meike Fechter
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Dr Ushehwedu Kufakurinani
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