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SOCSCIPH 300 : Current Debates in Health and Health Policy

Undergraduate course

Project description

Examines the recent histories of central intellectual debates in health and health policy and their relevance for and in the New Zealand and Pacific contexts. These may consist of the following: the 'medicalisation' of social issues, the 'socialisation' of medical issues, cross-national health policy analysis, the rationing of health resources (global and local perspectives), defining and measuring health outcomes (accountability and responsibility in health service delivery), health service management (medics or managers).

Year 2020

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Analyse current health and health policy issues using interdisciplinary social science perspectives (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Apply social science concepts to a range of health and health policy problems (Capability 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.1) Demonstrate knowledge of health and health policy issues relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand and diverse populations (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Communicate using social scientific language (Capability 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 and 5.2) Evaluate interdisciplinary frameworks and their potential to support ecological approaches to health and equity (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2 and 4.1) Explain broad social factors that facilitate and constrain policy attempts to improve health outcomes (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 and 5.2)