TabsSummary Course details Course type: Online courseDuration: 12 weeks (online)Home fee: £1,550Overseas fee: £1,550This is an Online / Part-Time, Masters level 20 credit module available for continuing professional development. This module forms part of our MSc Global Health.The online module provides an overview of social science perspectives on the relationships and interactions between social determinants of health at a global level and the ‘local’ community experiences of health and illness and the implications for policy and practice. The interaction between the local and the global context of health is complex due to diverse socio-economic, cultural and political contexts. This module will give you different perspectives on the social determinants of health at the global and ‘local’, community levels within the context of the ‘global’ language of the right to health. The module will include exploration of how local contexts influence individual experiences of health and illness and the implications of this for global health practice. You will develop an understanding of ‘culture’ in health and the application of equality and diversity frameworks in a wide range of global health settings. The module will use a range of learning approaches including the virtual and physical classroom, flipped and peer learning, problem-based and experiential group work recorded lectures, case studies, research papers and threaded discussion boards. These interactive tools, including research papers, case studies and videos will be used throughout the course to provide you with continuous formative feedback on the application of social science concepts and human rights in understanding global health issues. You will benefit from the global health research and teaching expertise within LSTM. Your learning is supported by a range of online teaching methods that include directed and self-redirected learning, group work, case studies and threaded discussion boards.Topics include: Concept of ‘community’ and its importance in global health; Concepts such as diversity, gender, stigma, culture, globalisation, transnationalism will be (re) introduced. Why are these concepts important for global health? Community health, medical knowledge systems – biomedicine, indigenous knowledge, integration of knowledge systems; Human rights and global heath; Rights based approaches vs economic based approaches. Human rights violations; cultural rights; children’s rights; Migrant health; push pull factors; humanitarian work; Evidence-based strategies; Cultural competency. 20 Academic Credits - Assessments Please see attached specification for assessment information. Assessments are optional but advise all students to take the assessments to cement their learning and to earn highly transferrable credits. For an additional fee of £95, you can be entered for full Academic Credits for this course (Masters level credit). The academic credits are offered to provide choice and flexibility to all of our students and students who do not wish to do the assessments will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance. Applicants wishing to find out more about the assessment should contact MyLSTM@lstmed.ac.uk(link sends e-mail). 100% Written Assessment - Essay on the application of social science perspective on a key global health issue and how this has influenced your thinking about the global health issue and future practice as a leader. Entrance RequirementsEnglish language requirements: The programme is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years. Other tests are also accepted - please see our English language pages for a full list https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/international-and-eu-students/english-language-requirements AimsThis course aims to: Critically appraise the influence of ‘contexts’ in understanding health Critically engage with social science perspectives in reviewing global health policies and issues Critically review rights-based approaches in global health Critically review professional and ethical behaviour in health care settings Make an enquirya00Vg00000CJlXTIA1 Submit your enquiries here Programme Version Name First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone Country * --Select-- Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Netherlands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea-Bissau Guinea Guyana Haiti Heard and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territory, Occupied Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Barthelemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Martin (France) Saint-Martin (Pays-Bas) Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Pierre and Miquelon Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Netherlands Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Nature of Enquiry * --Select-- Course Availability Course Information Fees & Payment Scholarships Disability Accommodation Visa & Immigration Other Subject Description How did you hear about LSTM? --Select-- LSTM Website Word of Mouth Alumni Recommendation Course Search Website Search Engine Advert Professional Journal Careers Fair/Exhibition IEC Abroad Other Keep me informed about this course Keep me informed about LSTM news Apply Start date End date Home fee Overseas fee 6 January 2025 28 March 2025 £1,550 £1,550 Apply Start date: 6 January 2025 End date: 28 March 2025 Home fee: £1,550 Overseas fee: £1,550 Apply 606 reads