phe5hpi health policy issues
HEALTH POLICY ISSUES
PHE5HPI
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject introduces students to a range of policy analysis approaches to enable them critically to examine a range of policy problems relating to health from a number of countries. They will identify the nature of policy problems, the way in which such problems are defined and narrated, and the efforts of policy makers to solve or mitigate them. The subject will also explore values and ideologies underpinning policy, conflict over objectives and the means of achieving them and the nature of power in the policy process. As well as examining the actions of individual nation states, the subject will also recognise the significance of global approaches to policy.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSimon Barraclough
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects PHE5HPA
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Offered online subject to sufficient enrolments numbers.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A selection of readings from relevant policy texts, journals and primary documents will be made available online | Preliminary | N/A | N/A |
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