2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC1397 Health and Society

20 creditsClass Size: 35

Module manager: Catherine Bates
Email: C.V.Bates@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module is aimed at you if you are a student interested in understanding how health, well-being and the common good can be approached from different disciplinary perspectives and how they can be applied to specific real-world examples.

Objectives

This module builds on the Culture and Diversity module (semester 1) by continuing to introduce students to the different discipline areas (particularly the science/ social science disciplines) and their methodologies and will further develop their confidence around study skills, including the use of technology.

This will be done through focusing on the topic of health, well-being and the common good. The aim of this module is to enable students to understand how issues of health, well-being and the common good are approached from the perspective of different disciplines and why.

It will promote critical engagement with the literature devoted to the different disciplines and will seek to encourage students to reflect upon individual, community, societal and global aspects.

At the end of the first year students will have a good understanding of the range of disciplines and the links between disciplines.

Learning outcomes
At the end of this module students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

-competing/ complementary theoretical perspectives
-critical engagement with conceptual problems
-the application of theoretical insights relating to health, well-being and the common good in the analysis of contemporary issues
-skills required for the clear and accurate communication of ideas

Skills outcomes
Critical thinking
Interdisciplinary awareness
Understanding of different methodologies appropriate for studying different disciplines
Academic skills
Application of theoretical perspectives to real-world examples.
Appreciation of ethical and global perspectives

Syllabus

The module will cover:

- An overview of the interdisciplinary nature of the concept of health, wellbeing and the common good
- Scientific and philosophical perspectives
- Social construction of health
- Debates around nature vs. nurture
- Role of politics, governments and the economy relating to the promotion of health, well-being and the public good
- Ethical issues and dilemmas
- Inequalities
- Ideas around spirituality and health

The module will use specific examples to illustrate the concept of health, well-being and the common good.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	10	1.00	10.00
Fieldwork	1	3.00	3.00
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Tutorial	1	0.50	0.50
Independent online learning hours			50.00
Private study hours			115.50
Total Contact hours			34.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Time for private study is expected to break down as follows:

Reading and research 46 hours
Preparation for seminars 23.5 hours
Assignment Preparation 46 hurs

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There will be ongoing monitoring of student progress throughout the module via student engagement in each taught session and via the VLE.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1,500 words	25.00
Literature Review	1,000 words	25.00
Written Work	1,000 word analysis of a piece of sociological writing	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		75.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Exam with advance information on questions	1 hr	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		25.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 19/08/2015

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