SD5034 Health, Inequality and Development

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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.

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

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

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

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1hr lecture (x10 weeks), 2hr seminar (x10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

30

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

270

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Utilise key theories to explain how health, inequality and development intersect.
  • Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the social, economic, and political factors that contribute to health disparities within and between countries.
  • Critically assess global and national strategies for reducing health inequalities and associated development outcomes.
  • Critically evaluate and interpret relevant data to assess inequalities in health and development outcomes and inform decision-making.