SFV4700 Globalisation and the Development of Health and Social Policy Emneplan

The course presents the main debates concerning the impact of economic, cultural and political globalisation on health and social welfare in different parts of the world, and the role of multilateral agencies (including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund) in influencing social and health policies in high, middle and low income countries.

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A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has advanced knowledge of

• main theoretical debates concerning how globalisation impacts upon health and social welfare in different parts of the world
• trends in economic growth, poverty and inequality
• how disease patterns may change during socio-economic development
• social policy responses to globalisation in low, middle and high income countries
• multilateral agencies (including the World Bank and IMF) and their social development strategies
• the relationship between international health policy and social policy

Skills

The student can

• review and discuss different theoretical perspectives on globalisation and local development
• investigate health and social policy outcomes in different countries
• investigate how socioeconomic changes influence disease patterns and demographic patterns in different countries
• analyse how various aspects of globalisation influence health and social policy outcomes in high, middle and low income countries

The course is organised into a series of lectures and seminars. Students are expected to play an active role. Lectures are given by the course lecturer and invited lecturers. Students will also be required to present papers, and discuss course themes during lectures and seminars.

Students must submit a work requirement of between 3000 and 4500 words on a course topic, preferably written in groups of 3-5 students. The paper must be approved by the course lecturer. Students whose papers are not approved after the first submission will be given the chance to resubmit once. Papers that are not approved after two submissions will disqualify students from sitting the final examination.

The learning outcome will be assessed on the basis of an individual six-hour written school exam.

Students who have failed a regular exam are entitled to sit a new exam.

Students may use a spelling dictionary, as well as a bilingual dictionary during this written school exam.

Students are awarded grades on a descending scale from A to E for pass and F for fail.

The written exam will be assessed by an internal and external examiner. The external examiner grades a random sample consisting of at least 25 per cent of the written exams. The grades given for this sample provide a basis for the internal examiner-s assessment. The external examiner will also grade exam papers where there is doubt about giving a grade of pass.

Einar Øverbye