MSc Global Public Health, and MSc Mental Health & Wellbeing P11514

Academic year:__________

Module code: P11514
Level of study: 7
Number of credits: 20 credits
Course the module belongs to: MSc Global Public Health, and MSc Mental Health & Wellbeing
Faculty: Medicine, Health, and Social Care
Semester/Trimester of delivery: Trimester 2
Start date of the module:
Location of study: Canterbury Campus
Study hours for the module: 200 overall. Divided into:

     Number of contact hours and pattern of delivery: 50 hours, 3-hour interactive lecture           and seminar, 2-hour guided online contents for independent learning for 10 weeks.

      Number of hours when students are expected to study independently or amongst peers, with no direct academic contact: 150 hours
Module leader name: Tristi Brownett
Module leader contact details: Tristi Brownett,tristi.brownett@canterbury.ac.uk, Hs11 Other teaching staff with contact details:
DrGertrude Nyaaba, gertrudenyaaba@canterbury.ac.uk
Dr Stephanie Krauth, stephaniej.krauth@canterbury.ac.uk
How to access tutorials and other module support Please send an email in the first instance to ask questions and arrange module support. Tutorials will be provided to students in week 10.

Module aims: The aim of the module is to explore the interconnectedness between migration, culture and health to develop a critical understanding of health and wellbeing and healthcare concerns that migrants and their family’s experience.

Module learning outcomes:

By the end of this module students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate critical understanding of migration, immigrants and refugee/asylum seeking populations, their context and interconnectedness in terms of origin, transit, destination and return.

2. Critically examine a range of theoretical frameworks for studying migration, culture and health.

3. Critically analyse the health needs of migrant and refugee/asylum seeking populations and contextualise the challenges for health/social care service responses.

4. Critically examine the interconnectedness between migration, culture and health.

Overview of learning and teaching activities on the module: The module will use blended learning to deliver the sessions that integrates face-to-face teaching with the guided learning on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). In addition to this, students will be expected to complete independent learning to widen their knowledge and understanding and complete their assessment. The face-to-face taught sessions will be delivered through a range of methods, including interactive lectures involving PowerPoint presentations and practical workshops, seminar discussions, group work, tutorials and independent learning and research. The lectures will make the use of audio-visual material to provide students with vivid sound and visual images and personal stories related to the global health issues.

Lectures will introduce students to the basic concepts and key theories underpinning the principles on the subject areas. Prior to each session, students will be expected to complete the session specific guided learning on the VLE. As part of independent learning, students will be required to invest time exploring VLE which will provide information on reading, research activities, article reviews, seminar preparation, review of lecture notes and directed study tasks. Students will also be required to demonstrate their engagement through discussion boards on the VLE. Where appropriate and necessary, VLE Collaborate will be used to power learner engagement in addition or as a substitution to face-to-face learning.

Students will be directed to supplementary readings and relevant resources concerning migration and health through the VLE.  Students will be encouraged to keep up to date with recent and current global migration research issues both in journals and the media, within the field of global public health. Students will be recommended to do independent learning to research and gain an exceptional depth and breadth of knowledge about migration and culture and its interrelationship with public health in the global context.

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handbook, in the “assessment brief” section.

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A coursework extension or a chance to re-take your exam is not an automatic right; and to ensure fairness and transparency, exceptional circumstances requests will only be approved if they meet the criteria, are submitted on time and – where relevant – include appropriate professional evidence.

Indicative schedule of delivery:

Guidance on how to use independent study time: complete the set reading and answer the questions within a Blackboard discussion.

Referencing system: Is Harvard as shown by cite them right. Please refer to the Student Course Handbook where more detail about this has been noted.

Learning Materials/Resources: (the sections below should be shared with library services and the Bookshop) this may be broken down as you see fit, e.g. weekly sources. You may provide resources other than books or journal articles. You may want to stress where other information is available on Blackboard, ReCap recordings, etc.

     Essential Resources: are shown in a folder on blackboard with links to access them

Reassessment information:

Some students may be required to take reassessment for the module, following a decision from a Board of Examiners. Do check the Your Guide to Assessment and Award Processes and seek advice from your Personal Academic Tutor if this is the case for you. Support from the module team will be available in preparation for the reassessments.

Should you be required to take reassessment, the nature of the reassessment will be:

This handbook should be read in conjunction with other sources:

     Student Course Handbook: Is found on the course blackboard and provides course academic information applying to all modules.

Assessment brief/s:

1.    Recorded Pecha Kucha Presentation:
Present the challenges for migrants accessing healthcare or health services in a named host country/region. Please give a particular focus on one or more of the following: stigma, racial discrimination, stereotyping, lack of cultural awareness, or language barriers.

     The Pecha Kucha format is exactly 6 minutes 40 seconds.

     The assessment is weighted at 30% which means it is equivalent to 1200 words.

     The assessment reflects learning objectives 3 and 4.

     Please evidence your work and signpost where your ideas come from as you speak      for example “Corvo found that…”; please provide a reference list on a final slide

     Pecha Kucha is a very specific type of presentation. Resources for making and doing Pecha Kucha can be found in the assessment folder.

2.    Critical Review
Review the ‘health outcomes of migrants’ resources. Pick a single topic of interest on the webpage and critically review whether, what is being proposed will be sufficient to achieve the health outcomes proposed by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) (2023) OR UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) (2023), in a particular named migrant group.

     This critical review is 2700 words weighted at 70%

     The assessment reflects learning objectives 1,2, 3 and 4.

     The links to the OHID and UKHSA webpages/saved documents can be found in the assessment folder on Blackboard. An example of a critical review can also be found in the assessment folder.

     The critical review can include sub-headings; the suggested format is:

o   Introduction.

o   Overview of the specific proposal and the chosen topic from migrant health guide.

o   Specific discussion utilising the academic literature to examine whether the  theme specifically addresses key cultural aspects that you believe are relevant to your identified population. Each cultural aspect can be given a    sub-heading if you wish. You may also incorporate theories and concepts from the module to your discussion, if relevant.

o   A conclusion that indicates how and whether the topic of interest will contribute to the proposed health outcome.

     You need to show wider reading, about your topic; providing a discourse based on the lectures will not be sufficient to pass this assessment.

     Please use 1.5- or 2-line spacing option, and a clear font such as Arial, Tahoma or Calibri in size 11 or 12.

     Ensure your citations and references adhere to Harvard convention as shown in Cite Them Right.

     Submit the work as a word document, rather than PDF.

Formative Opportunity: Students can submit an essay plan of 750 words for feedback. This will be used in student tutorials. Please submit your essay plan to the Turnitin bucket by no later than 29th March.

     Assessment criteria for all the assessments can be found on blackboard in the assessment folders.

Anonymous Marking
The assessments in this module are subject to anonymous marking. It means that wherever possible, the identity of students will not be revealed when assessments are marked. More information on anonymous marking can be found at https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/our-students/ug-current/academic-services/assessments/exams-and-coursework-procedures