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Understanding Globalisation, Global Health and Public Health

Gain the understanding to confidently differentiate and explain the differences between global health and public health.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    8 hours

Delve into globalisation and the impacts this has on global health

This short course introduces the module on Globalisation and Health. It provides information that is helpful for students knowing what they are expected to do to complete the module successfully. Important concepts are explained upfront to help students understand topics covered in the subsequent short courses.

What topics will you cover?

  • What does globalisation mean?
  • Why it is important to understand globalisation and health
  • Globalisation and its impact on health
  • Short history of globalisation and health implications
  • Dimensions of globalisation
  • Global health and public health differences and similarities
  • Globalisation and contemporary health outcomes
  • Public health and globalisation

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Differentiate between global health, public health, globalisation
  • Discuss features and characteristics of global health versus public health
  • Explore the dimension of globalisation and possible health implications
  • Discuss critically health impact of upstream, midstream and downstream determinants of health

Who is the course for?

The course is designed for people with or without health sector background but wishing to seek career opportunities or progression in the hierarchy of global health as program managers, researchers, consultants, policy analysts, investors, executives, or service providers.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992
  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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