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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Health, Self and Society | |||
| Reference | SS3015 | Version | 8 |
| Created | February 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | June 2002 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | February 2022 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide a critical knowledge of contemporary medicine and developments within the sociology of health and illness. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Reflect on the development of modern biomedicine and its contemporary efficacy. |
| 2 | Identify the relationship between structural processes and health. |
| 3 | Identify the relationship between society, self and the body. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Issues in the sociology of health and illness; class and health inequality, genders and health inequality, ethnicity, race and health inequality, health technologies, disabilities and chronic illness, environment and health, pandemics and society, mental wellbeing, food bodies and wellbeing, alcohol and substance use. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| This is a mainly lecture based module with supporting seminars/workshops and student-centred learning. The on-campus activities will be supplemented and supported with online activities where appropriate. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 25 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 125 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Component 1 will be assessed by written coursework. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| There is one coursework which contributes 100% to the module total. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student needs an A in C1. |
| B | The student needs a B in C1. |
| C | The student needs a C in C1. |
| D | The student needs a D in C1. |
| E | The student needs an E in C1. |
| F | The student needs an F in C1. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None, in addition to SCQF 9 entry requirements or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BARRY, A. M and YUILL, C., 2022. Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction. 5th ed. London: Sage |
| 2 | LUPTON, D., 2013. Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies. London: Sage. |
| 3 | NETTLETON, S., 2013. The Sociology of Health and Illness. Cambridge: Polity Press. |