The module aims to introduce students to the most important health challenges facing the world today, the global health governance structures and the role of the key actors. It provides students with a greater appreciation of the global interconnectedness of health problems and equip them with a range of analytical and methodological skills to address the challenges of global health. The module will enable students to gain an insight into the global sustainable development and measuring its progress and how various societal actors are responding to and implementing the UN sustainable development goals. Practically, the fundamental goal of the module is to equip students with specific, transferable knowledge, skills and abilities to apply design thinking approach to unlocking their creative capabilities to identifying, testing, and implementing evidence based public health solutions to improve global health issues and to brainstorm making them sustainable.

This module will cover the following contents areas: Global health governance, Health system strengthening, Sustainable development goals, Design thinking approaches for global health, Prevention and control of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, Maternal and Child Health, Aging, Mental health, Environment and Climate, Migration, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation.

On successful completion of this module, students will: 1- Apply design thinking processes to a variety of global health complex problems with rational decision making. 2- Assess opportunities, challenges and barriers for global health issues with human-centred approach. 3- Adapt evidence-based solutions with newer vision to optimize resources and improve global health outcomes. 4- Conceptualise evidence based, integrated solutions and multisectoral approach to address complex global health challenges by coordinating the application of scientific, technological, social innovations with sustainability aspects.

On successful completion of this module, students will: 1- Integrate enhanced analytical, critical thinking and decision-making skills within the different areas of public health. 2- Value creativity, innovation and human-centred approach in global health.

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This is a competency-based module. It 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. 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. This module addresses the graduate attributes of curious (providing knowledge and critical thinking), agile (developing the independent and adaptive learner) and responsible (developing an ethical and socially accountable worldview).