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BSc in International Health at the University of Bristol

The University of Bristol Centre for Child and Adolescent Health are running a BSc in International Health for 3rd, 4th and 5th year intercalating medical students.

Medsin members have been involved in setting up and designing the course.

Course Modules:

6 taught modules and a project over one academic year.

Autumn Term

  • Health and the Global Burden of Disease
  • Health Policy in an international context
  • Inequalities in health, poverty and development

Spring Term

  • Conflict, migration and human rights
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • International Disease

Summer Term

  • Project report

Unit 1: Health and the Global Burden of Disease

This unit will examine the current patterns of health and illness in different parts of the world. It will highlight continuing inequalities in morbidity and mortality and explore their links with wider economic and social processes. Structural determinants of health will be reviewed through the use of case studies including HIV/AIDS, mental health, pharmaceuticals and tobacco.

Unit 2: Health Policy in an international context

This module focuses on health policy in an international context. The unit explores differences between countries in reasonability for health care including finance and delivery. There will be an emphasis on the ways in which health and health care systems in different countries have been shaped by the processes of internationalisation and global restructuring. The unit will conclude with an examination of the policy options for reducing inequalities in global health.

Unit 3: Inequalities in health, poverty and development

This module focuses on the links between poverty, health and development. Students will examine and critically analyse the indicators of social and economic policy (such as GNP and HDI) and the affects of policy on health. After an introduction to definitions of poverty, the causes, and ways of tackling poverty will be explored with particular reference to measures shown to improve life expectancy. The unit will conclude by looking at inequalities in health experience relating to gender, disability, class, and ethnicity.

Unit 4: Maternal and Child Health In many low-income countries children represent 50% of the population. Child health is intricately bound with maternal health. This unit will explore global inequalities in child and maternal health and look at initiatives to try to redress the balance. Conditions and diseases of global importance affecting child and maternal health such as malaria, HIV, and malnutrition will be considered in more detail and childhood accidents and disability will be looked at from an international perspective.

How do I get a place on the course?

Potential applicants will be asked to complete a form detailing relevant experience/interest, as well as academic performance.

Contacts:

Please contact Liz Anderson, Programme Director for more information.

Applications should be sent to:

Liz Anderson, Programme Director, International Health BSc, Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, Hampton House, Cotham Hill, Bristol, BS6 6JS

Last updated on Tuesday 01 April 2008 at 15:31.