This course enables students to develop a broad, understanding of current and future international health challenges and the factors that will influence the development and responses to these. Students will develop the ability to analyse key issues, comparing and evaluating strategies and approaches in different national contexts.

This course is made up of lectures, seminars and tutorials in semester 2.

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Summative assessment 1: Three-minute presentation (20%).

ILO 2: Critically appraise a range of national and international policies on the prevention and management of current and emerging health issues and on reducing the burden of ill-health.

Summative assessment2: 2,500 word essay

ILO1:Critically evaluate evidence on international health, including indicators of health and wellbeing.

ILO2: Critically appraise a range of national and international policies on the prevention and management of current and emerging health issues and on reducing the burden of ill-health.

ILO3: Critically evaluate evidence on international health, including indicators of health and wellbeing.

This course aims to:

■ To provide students with a global understanding of health trends and their determinants.

■ To explore the challenges in health care delivery within the context of political, social, cultural and economic influences.

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

■ Critically discuss international health trends with consideration of geographical, political, social, cultural and financial influences.

■ Critically appraise a range of national and international policies on the prevention and management of current and emerging health issues and on reducing the burden of ill-health.

■ Critically evaluate evidence on international health, including indicators of health and wellbeing.

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