Teaching & Modules
Teaching methods - what to expect
Modules are taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and small group tutorials. The following table gives information on the percentage-wise breakdown of teaching time per year:
|
Course stage |
Percentage of time in scheduled learning and teaching activities |
Percentage of time in guided independent study |
Percentage of time on placements |
|
|
Year 1 |
13% |
87% |
- |
|
|
Year 2 |
13% |
87% |
- |
|
|
Final year |
11% |
89% |
- |
Each student is provided with a personal tutor to guide and support them throughout their studies.
Assessment
- Coursework
- Written examinations
- Practical Examinations
Academic performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and other written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include examinations, essays, policy briefs, poster presentations, research papers, and a dissertation. The study hours and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give a good indication of what to expect. However, please note they are subject to change.
Modules
Year
Courses are divided into modules. Students will normally take modules totaling 360 credits over three years. Each year students will normally take modules totaling 120 credits.
The course consists of a mixture of required and optional modules, and a research-based dissertation in the final year. Required modules are all taught in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, which also offers optional modules in the second and final years.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
During the programme, students will explore topics including, but not limited to::
· globalisation and its effects on health systems around the world.
· the emergence of modern medicine, and how questions of health and disease are inextricably linked with questions of science, modernity, and technology
· mental health · theories of inequalities and inequities of health
· the relationship of health to wider conditions such as colonialism, capitalism, racism, humanitarianism, and the state.
· questions about resource allocation in healthcare
· ethical arguments and social justice approaches to global health
· social science research methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative (statistical and epidemiology) research methods
· option modules in second and final years (see below)
· research dissertation in the final year.
Required modules
You are required to take the following modules:
- Introduction to Global Health (15 credits)
- Inequalities in Global Health (15 credits)
- Social Science Perspectives on Health and Medicine (15 credits)
- Social Medicine and Intersecting Inequalities (15 credits)
- Research Practice & Design Studio (30 credits)
- Foundations in Social Science and Social Theory (30 credits)
Optional modules
There are no optional modules in the first year of this course.
Key Information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-Levels:
ABB
Duration:
Three years full-time or four years with a year abroad
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
10 September 2025