Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the student will be expected to be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
1. Critically analyse the theoretical concepts and ideologies which inform public health policy and practice.
2. Critique current public health issues in the light of historical perspectives and discourses.
3. Synthesise evidence from public health policy interventions and suggest alternative policy approaches especially in relation to tackling inequalities in health.
Intellectual, practical, affective and transferable skills
4. Deconstruct the social, political, economic and environmental contexts of Public Health particularly in relation to social inequalities.
5. Analyse the contemporary developments in public health policy and the implications for inter-agency collaborative partnerships across all sectors at national, local and international levels.
Intellectual, practical, affective and transferable skills
4. Deconstruct the social, political, economic and environmental contexts of Public Health particularly in relation to social inequalities.
5. Analyse the contemporary developments in public health policy and the implications for inter-agency collaborative partnerships across all sectors at national, local and international levels.
These learning outcomes can be understood in the following ways:
Learning outcomes 1&2 are about being able to demonstrate an understanding of how public health issues fit into the wider context of theory, history and policy. You should look at how public health practice has changed, and consider ways that we evaluate success in a campaign or intervention.
Learning outcome 3 asks you to combine information from different sources. You might choose to look at health policies in different countries, especially if you can see changes in health outcomes (for example, do you think that the ban on smoking in public places helped people to stop smoking?).
To meet learning outcome 4, you should be able to discuss factors that may contribute to inequalities in health. We suggest that you think about how society, politics, the economy and the environment may have an effect on health. You may have to define the terms that you use to meet this learning outcome – for example, environment can mean different things to different people.
