SD5030 Health, Inequality and Development

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Must be taking a Masters Level Programme

Planned timetable

TBC

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr E O Olamijuwon

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Emmanuel Olamijuwon, Dr Chia Liu, Dr Mike Kesby, Dr Mary Abhed Al Ahad

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

The United Nations third 2030 Sustainable Development Goal is to 'ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages'. In this module we will explore why health is a critical issue for human development that is sustainable, and why social scientists have much to offer an understanding of health that extends beyond its framing as a purely biomedical issue. The module is designed as a masterclass that will progress via a series of seminars focused on a series of provocative topics and directed readings. It will explore critically how health and well-being might be framed, measured and achieved and will encourage both an appreciation and healthy scepticism of differing epistemologies and approaches, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and holistic and atomistic understandings of health and well-being.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

2-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 Lecture (x 11 weeks), 1 Seminar (x 11 weeks)

Awards

Golden Dandelion Award for excellence in Education for Sustainable Development

This module exhibits an excellent method to embed sustainability within other learning: by focussing a project around reporting on St Andrews’ sustainability effort, it both meets the module goals of teaching communication and listening in academic contexts, and exposes students to real-world issues in sustainability. This module has been awarded the Golden Dandelion Award in 2022.

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