This short course provides additional learning for students who have completed the Global Health course. It is aimed at professionals in public health who may wish to work or research in resource-poor settings in low- and middle-income countries or with organisations that operate there. This short course will offer a balance of group work and discussion with the provision of theoretical and applied information in the form of literature and lectures/seminars to enable a firm foundation for addressing a range of topics in relation to low and middle income countries.
The sessions will take the form of lectures, workshops, and informal discussion, as well as independent learning through the study of reference literature and group work. Students will learn from internal and external expert lecturers who have research and field experience, as well as the other international students in the course, whose wealth of experience will be explored during the course.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this short course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues and influences upon health outcomes in Low and Middle-income countries.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues and influences upon lifestyle factors and health promotion in Low and Middle-income countries.
- Critically review the prevalence of major communicable and diseases and maternal child morbidity/mortality in low and middle-income countries and the factors involved in reducing these.
- Critically review major aspects of health systems delivery and policy making, and the role and relationship of major players, such as the Ministries of Health, private and traditional health workers, international advisory agencies (such as the UN agencies) and non-governmental organisations.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues and influences relating to health care and medication in low and middle-income countries and interventions to improve access.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the major vulnerable groups and the provision of their healthcare in low and middle-income countries.
- Critically review the ethical considerations of research and health service delivery in low and middle-income countries.
- Develop an outline project proposal in public health in a low or middle income country context (encapsulating the principles of project development, management and evaluation).
Attendance Required
1 block week of teaching.
Course dates
24-28 March
Assessment
Group assignment for developing a project grant proposal. Marks are given to groups and to individual contributors/components.
Course Coordinators
Professor Justine Davies
Professor Neil Thomas
Dr Suzanne Bartington
Prerequisites
To have studied Global Health or equivalent qualification or have experience elsewhere as a pre-req.
Further information
For further information, please contact the Programme Coordinator on 0121 414 7577 or at mph@contacts.bham.ac.uk. All applications must be received a minimum of one month before the start date of the course. For further information on fees or entry requirements, please contact the Programme Administrator.
You can choose to study this course as either a microcredential or a non-credit CPD shortcourse.
Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?
- Usually taken from exisiting modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
- Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
- Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
- Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
- Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.
Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit shortcourse version.
Apply for the Microcredential
Non-credit short course
The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure, the difference between them both is with the non-credit short course you do not take the assessment at the end therefore you will not receive credits but will recieve a certificate of completion, this certificate cannot be converted to credits.
Please note if you apply for the non-credit short course, you cannot swap to the microcredential version once registered.
Apply for the non-credit CPD shortcourse