Module manager: Mayeh Omar
Email: m.a.omar@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module will provide the basic introduction to key challenges and major global issues in international health. Students will develop initial skills to identify and analyse various approaches and appropriate responses to address those challenges especially in a resource limited setting. The students will work throughout the module towards developing a plan/programme proposal for responding to a specific international health issue.
The aim of this module is to develop the students' understanding of different responses to key international health issues, through an exploration of communicable and non-communicable disease, nutrition, maternal and child health, and natural disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies. It will develop the students' critical understanding of a pro-equity approach to international health, and it will develop their understanding of how international health can be improved through the use of evidence to support the implementation of health programmes.
Students will be able to apply appropriate analytical tools in examining international health issues from an equity perspective, and in developing appropriate responses to these issues.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
On completion of the module, students should be able to:
1. apply epidemiological and analytical tools and concepts in examining international health issues and priorities;
2. critically evaluate different responses to key communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as to nutrition, maternal and child health in different contexts
3. identify health needs and plan programmatic responses to natural disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies, and apply programme management and planning skills to address key issues in international health.;
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
Work Ready Skills
1 – Problem solving: students will effectively plan a solution to the problems related to health programmes in LMIC.
2 – Integrated problem solving: students will consider how their proposed solution may fit into the health system, appreciating any potential benefits and limitations of these changes.
Academic Skills
3 – Critical Thinking: students will weight up different approaches to analysing data and literature, and consider the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
4 – Academic writing: students will write a proposal to the standard of that expected within an academic requirements.
Outline syllabus of the module will cover the following topics/issues:
- Introduction to management of health programme
- Programmatic responses to communicable diseases
- Programmatic responses to TB and TB programmes
- Programmatic responses to non-communicable diseases
- Health planning (setting programme objectives)
- Programmatic responses to maternal and neonatal health
- Programmatic Responses to Mental Health
- Child health and Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)
- Programmatic responses to under and over nutrition
- Conflicts, disasters and emergencies (workshop) and field visit
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Project | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Lecture | 6 | 1.5 | 9 |
| Seminar | 6 | 1.5 | 9 |
| Private study hours | 120 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
- Observation of class discussion and group work - verbal feedback given by lecturer/tutor
- Group work - verbal feedback both on the content and process will be provided by the teacher
- Online discussion forum via Minerva will be used for students to discuss and receive feedback as appropriate
- Quick knowledge check will be applied at the start of each session, and formative feedback will be provided following each session
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Programme proposal following a specified structure - 2,500 words | 100 |
| Coursework | Formative - Quick knowledge check will be applied at the start of each session, and formative feedback will be provided following each | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 18/03/2025
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