The module aims to introduce students to the key principles of public health to equip them with the appropriate knowledge and skills to approach and tackle complex problems that impact on health on a national and a global scale. Emphasis will be placed on understanding and analysing different functioning health systems in high- and low-income countries, and synthesizing knowledge to translate theory into practice.

This module will cover the following content areas: Introduction to public health; Health systems; Social and behavioural sciences; Health inequalities along social gradient; Health anthropology; Law & Human rights; Demography.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: - Discuss the means by which social, cultural and economic determinants undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity. - Assess community health status, needs and factors influencing health in a community. - Compare the organization, structure and function of health systems across national and international settings.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: - Apply analytical and systematic approaches to problem solving. - Use a critical thinking approach when synthesizing knowledge. - Listen and give constructive criticism. - Demonstrate an ability to evaluate primary source material and translate this into written narrative.

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This competency-based module will be delivered on-campus through a mix of case studies, on-campus lectures, classroom-based workshops, teamwork projects, and individual projects. Students will engage with fellow learners and tutors in classroom-based workshops and group assignments. All the lecturers involved are experienced researchers who will draw from their research expertise to develop and facilitate a transformative learning experience where students will learn from each other and will be guided to apply the concepts learnt in lectures to specific real-life case studies that address several UN SDGs. The plurality of disciplinary backgrounds and nationalities/cultural backgrounds of lecturers and students, as well as the participatory learning approach employed during workshops and tutorials will enable the implementation of a flexible, inclusive, active, and applied teaching and learning approach. The learning experience will be technology-enhanced using Brightspace and various software packages and tools (Endnote, PowerPoint...). Major focus will be placed into the provision of specific feedback to students to foster a flexible and agile learning experience through ongoing reflection of strong points and areas where improvement is needed.