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This course aims to support students to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be able to contribute to addressing current global health issues, whether working for government or non-governmental organisations. Students will collaborate in groups to conduct a needs assessment to identify a real-world global health need. Problem-solving and decision-making skills will be required to propose appropriate interventions, which consider health inequities to address this identified need. Students will also have the opportunity to develop their oral communication skills through a group presentation and written communication for a range of audiences.

10 x 2 hour workshops and 5 x 1 hour tutorials in person on campus.

There will be a weekly interactive workshop of 2 hours delivered over 10 weeks. Smaller group tutorials will allow for groups to work on their group presentations with staff on hand to respond to any questions.

This course adopts an interactive, enquiry-led approach grounded in principles of active learning, dialogic teaching, and the co-construction of knowledge. Workshop sessions are designed to be participatory and facilitative. Typically, these sessions start with a brief introduction which will set the context for the session, followed by applied activities that enable participants to explore ideas collaboratively. These 2 hour weekly interactive workshops will include a range of formats including a World Café session (a structured conversational process for knowledge sharing), and various interactive team-based games including an international trade game. It will also include a desktop community mapping exercise, stakeholders' simulation activity and the opportunity to analyse global health scenarios. Some of the workshops will directly feed into the collaborative group presentation assignment as the case studies used throughout will link to a specific section of the group presentation. There will be approximately 2 hours of asynchronous preparation required either prior or post each workshop.

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Summative assessment 1- Bulletin/editorial, individual, 30% (500 words) [ILO 1, 3]. Students will write a short editorial-style piece for a professional audience, demonstrating their understanding of an aspect of the global health landscape and their ability to communicate with non-academic audiences.

Summative assessment 2 - Policy brief group presentation, 40% [ILO 1-3]. Students will work in small groups on a case study throughout the course to develop a policy brief, which they will present to the class. The presentation may be delivered live or as a pre-recorded submission; students will be expected to respond to questions on their work. Students will keep a reflective log on their contributions, to be submitted as an annex to assessment 3 (not graded).

Summative assessment 3 - Written reflections on group presentation, individual, 30% (500 words) [ILO 4]. Students will produce a structured reflection on their contributions to and learning from the group work, including consideration of how to further develop their professional skills.

Where a student requires an alternative assessment, an alternative assessment of equivalent weighting and aligned to the same ILOs will be provided. Where reassessment of the group component is required, an alternative individual assessment of equivalent weighting will be provided.

The course aims to support students to develop critical analysis and interpretation skills to inform decisions by proposing innovative solutions to a specific global health challenge. Skills which will be developed include the ability to innovate and generate ideas and to be able to contextualise problems. Students will also be able to demonstrate that problems and decisions cross subject boundaries by exploring concepts such as health in all policies. Students will build skills working both collaboratively and independently and will have the opportunity to practice both oral and written communication skills. Students will learn how to formulate recommendations for improving their learning through reflection and feedback from the course team and peers. The course aims to combine theoretical foundations with active, experiential, and participatory learning, preparing students to drive meaningful change in diverse global health contexts.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Explain how the global health landscape has social, political, economic and environmental determinants that influence current challenges.

2. Integrate information from individual, community, national and global sources to guide decisions on how to address a current global health challenge, considering responses that address social justice and health inequity principles.

3. Create outputs in both written and oral formats, such as written policy briefs and editorials, and oral presentations that mirror professional global health practice.

4. Demonstrate core professional skills such as teamwork, problem solving, evaluating solutions and making decisions as well as reflecting on personal and collective successes and limitations of your practice.