The Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are the non-medical factors that determine our health and wellbeing. Throughout this course, we take you on a journey to explore the reasons why we must consider the socioeconomic and political reasons leading to health inequalities. We explore key theories of inequality and social stratification within a health context and apply these to various examples throughout the course.

Weekly sessions comprised of lectures, seminars, and asynchronous material.

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Essay [2,500w; 70%; ILOs 1-4]

Poster [30%; ILO 3, 4]

To provide students with a firm grounding in understanding the social determinants of health and the relationship with health inequalities in society.

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

1. Critically appraise theoretical perspectives of the social determinants of health and health inequalities;

2. Synthesise evidence to examine how health can be socially, economically, and politically determined in a variety of societal contexts;

3. Identify and critique approaches to mitigating social determinants of health;

4. Evaluate the role of government and/or non-governmental organisations (NGO) in tackling social determinants that lead to health inequalities.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.