Disease, Diplomacy and Development (004RA)
Disease, Diplomacy and Development
Module 004RA
Module details for 2021/22.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
The 21st century confronts a wide range of pressing global health challenges – from threatening
pandemics like COVID-19, and endemic diseases that undermine development goals, through to
increasingly risky forms of scientific research. Which are the major contemporary health challenges for
sustainable development and international security? How are those intersecting health challenges
governed at global level? What international political dynamics are shaping peoples’ health around the
world? This module provides students with an in-depth understanding of the major global health
challenges, as well as the international power dynamics shaping this field as it enters a post-COVID,
post-global, and post-colonial era.
Full Module Description
The 21st century confronts a wide range of pressing global health challenges – from threatening
pandemics like COVID-19, and endemic diseases that undermine development goals, through to
increasingly risky forms of scientific research. Which are the major contemporary health challenges for
sustainable development and international security? How are those intersecting health challenges
governed at global level? What international political dynamics are shaping peoples’ health around the
world? This module provides students with an in-depth understanding of the major global health
challenges, as well as the international power dynamics shaping this field as it enters a post-COVID,
post-global, and post-colonial era.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and critical understanding of the
relationship between health, development and security, especially in the
international sphere.
Critically apply key concepts, such as ‘global’, ‘governance’, ‘security’, and
‘power’, to an inquiry of health and disease
Demonstrate skills in group presentational and analytical work
Present clear, analytical and robust analyses and arguments in both
written and oral form
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Group Presentation | T1 Week 9 (10 minutes) | 33.33% |
| Essay | T1 Week 7 | 66.67% |
| Essay (3500 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Thu 16:00 | 70.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Anne Roemer-Mahler
Assess convenor, Convenor
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Prof Stefan Elbe
Convenor
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Dr Melanie Richter-Montpetit
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