Global Health
- Health Sciences
- 800 level
- 2 credit units
- 182 pages
- 23 units
This course provides an overview of global health challenges and solutions. It explores the impact of globalization on health, the global burden of disease, and challenges in healthcare delivery. Key topics include social determinants of health, healthcare financing, leadership and management, and global health disparities. The course also covers monitoring and evaluation of health services and the effect of politics and policies on global health.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 150 hours
- Maths
- Basic
- Content
- Theoretical, case study, problem solving
- Practical work
- Yes
- Assignments
- Tutor marked assessments
- Final examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of PHS812, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
One paragraph, so you can see how it reads
PHS812 · UNIT 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF GLOBAL HEALTH
The examination concludes the assessment for the course. It constitutes 70 per cent of the whole course. You will be informed of the time of the examination.
What you should be able to do
- Define and describe the concept of global health
- Describe the social determinants of health
- Describe the challenges of healthcare financing across countries
- Explain the concept of financial management
- Describe the effect of politics and policies on global health
What it prepares you for
- Public Health Administrator
- Global Health Program Manager
- Health Economist
- Health Policy Analyst
- International Health Consultant
- Government Health Agencies
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- International Health Organizations
- Research Institutions
- Healthcare Consulting Firms
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 2: Global Health Economics
Unit 2: Financial management and control
Financial management principles require understanding of accounting and budgeting processes.
- Module 4: Global Health and Diseases
Unit 3: Climate change, social justice, and health
Understanding the complex interplay of climatic and socioeconomic trends is imperative to protect human health and lessen the burden of diseases.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 76 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: Concepts in Globalization and Health
Unit 1: Fundamentals of global health · 4 hours
Understand the effects of globalization on health governance.. Define health governance and global health governance.. Discuss the importance of health indicators..
Unit 2: Social determinants of health · 3 hours
Define social determinants of health.. List the five social determinants of health groups and their sub-divisions..
- Week 2Module 1: Concepts in Globalization and Health
Unit 3: Introduction to global healthcare delivery · 4 hours
Define global healthcare and global healthcare delivery.. List top issues in healthcare.. Discuss implementation bottleneck as it relates to healthcare delivery..
Unit 4: Essential skills in global health · 3 hours
Discuss what essential skills connotes in global health.. Determine which skills areas are a must-have for health services professionals..
- Week 3Module 1: Concepts in Globalization and Health
Unit 5: Interdisciplinary topics in global health · 5 hours
Understand what is climate change and its impact on global health.. Understand the relationship between the social determinants of health and climate change..
- Week 4Module 2: Global Health Economics
Unit 1: Introduction to health economics · 6 hours
Understand the scope of health economics.. Explain the concept of economic evaluation in health economics..
- Week 5Module 2: Global Health Economics
Unit 2: Financial management and control · 7 hours
Understand Financial Management and Control Frameworks.. Explain the pillars of Financial Management and Control..
- Week 6Module 2: Global Health Economics
Unit 3: Financing and delivery of healthcare in developing countries · 6 hours
Understand healthcare financing.. Understand the relationship between financing and healthcare delivery.. Explain the financial constraints of healthcare delivery in developing countries..
- Week 7Module 2: Global Health Economics
Unit 4: Economic demography and global health · 5 hours
Define important terms.. Understand the relationship between demography and health.. Understand the relationship between economics and health..
- Week 8Module 2: Global Health Economics
Unit 5: Health policy and economics · 4 hours
Understand the concept of health policy.. Identify health policies in Nigeria..
- Week 9Module 3: Leadership and Political Economy of Health Sector Reform
Unit 1: Health services administration · 6 hours
Understand the concept of health service administration/delivery.. Challenges of Healthcare delivery in Nigeria..
- Week 10Module 3: Leadership and Political Economy of Health Sector Reform
Unit 2: Health sector reform: a worldwide perspective · 5 hours
Understand what is health sector reform.. Understand the issues affecting health sector reform..
- Week 11Module 3: Leadership and Political Economy of Health Sector Reform
Unit 3: Leadership and management in global health · 6 hours
Understand the concept of leadership and management in health.. Understand the role of governance in global health..
- Week 12Module 3: Leadership and Political Economy of Health Sector Reform
Unit 4: Global health politics and policy · 5 hours
Understand what is global health policy.. Describe health policy triangle.. Understand politics in global health policies..
- Week 13Module 3: Leadership and Political Economy of Health Sector Reform
Unit 5: The political economy of global health · 7 hours
Analyse global health issues from a critical political economy perspective.. Discuss the political economy analysis of human resources..
Preparing for the exam
- Create concept maps linking Modules 1-2 to understand the relationship between globalization, social determinants, and health economics.
- Practice applying economic evaluation techniques (Unit 1 Module 2) to real-world healthcare scenarios.
- Focus on understanding the WHO building blocks for health system strengthening (Unit 3 Module 5) and their interdependencies.
- Review case studies in Module 4 to understand the impact of tropical diseases and climate change on vulnerable populations.
- Analyze past TMAs to identify areas of weakness and focus on those topics during revision.
Questions students ask about this course
What is PHS812 about?
This course provides an overview of global health challenges and solutions. It explores the impact of globalization on health, the global burden of disease, and challenges in healthcare delivery. Key topics include social determinants of health, healthcare financing, leadership and management, and global health disparities. The course also covers monitoring and evaluation of health services and the effect of politics and policies on global health.
How many units does PHS812 have?
PHS812, Global Health, has 23 units across 5 modules, over 182 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
How many credit units is PHS812?
PHS812 carries 2 credit units, at 800 level in Health Sciences.
Is PHS812 hard?
PHS812 is rated intermediate level, with basic mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical, case study and problem solving work, and it has a practical component.
How long does PHS812 take to study?
About 150 hours of study, spread across its 23 units.
How is PHS812 assessed?
PHS812 is assessed by assignments, tutor marked assessments and final examination.
What can I do with PHS812?
Public Health Administrator, Global Health Program Manager, Health Economist, Health Policy Analyst and International Health Consultant.