One Health - From Research to Policy BIOL5435

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Biodiversity One Health Vet Med
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Taught Wholly by Distance Learning: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course will give students an introduction to policy making in the context of One Health, and global health, using relevant organisation, including the WHO as examples. Students will learn about the importance of policy, how policy is made, and what challenges and limitations might arise in the process of policy making. They will gain experience in evaluating evidence used to inform policy making.

Timetable

Teaching will be delivered over 5 weeks online.

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

This course is assessed 100% by written assignment.

1. Reflection (40%). The maximum word count on this assignment will not exceed 1000 words. ILOs assessed 1-3.

2. Policy brief (60%) The maximum word count for this assignment will not exceed 1500 words. ILOs assessed: 3-4

Course Aims

The aims of this course are to

1. Introduce students to policy making in a One Health, and global health context.

2. Give an overview of the evidence requirements for translating One Health research into policy.

3. Equip students with the necessary skills to both contribute to policy making in a One Health, and global health context

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

1. Gain a critical understanding about how policy is developed in a One Health and global context.

2. Critically appraise limitation and challenges of policy making in a One Health and a global context.

3. Critically evaluate evidence to formulate policy in an area of One Health.

4. Describe and critically analyse the structure of policy briefs and apply this to planning and composing such a policy brief.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.