2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
PIED3225 Health and Human Security: Approaches to HIV/AIDS
20 creditsClass Size: 49
Module manager: Dr Jelke Boesten
Email: J.Boesten@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
In this module different approaches to HIV/AIDS will be explored. Starting with a historical and epidemiological overview embedded in a framework which emphasises human security, the course is followed by an exploration of a set of relevant issues to the persistence of HIV. Drawing from examples throughout the world, different approaches to fighting the disease are addressed, and successes and failures of policy are discussed. The role of different players at local, national and international levels will be addressed. The module gives the student a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of HIV as a biomedical disease, as a global problem, and as a social and physical problem for those infected and affected.For further information see the School of Politics and International Studies website. If you cannot find the answer to your question then email J.Boesten@leeds.ac.ukObjectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:1) discuss the historical development of AIDS as an epidemic, a moral discourse, and a global threat to human security;
2) describe and analyse the persistence of AIDS in developing regions of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa;
3) describe and analyse the possibilities and constraints of different strategies to counter AIDS;
4) understand and explain the dynamics between different actors in the fight against AIDS;
5) demonstrate the ability to critically assess the complexity of fighting AIDS in different settings.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the students are expected to understand the complexity of AIDS as a global disease, and the problem of prevention and care as rooted in social relations at both global and local levels.
Syllabus
Week 1) HIV/AIDS: origins, evidence, and epidemiology; 2) Health and Human Security: Considering conceptual relevance; 3) Social vulnerabilities: Gender, sexuality, stigma, and HIV; 4) The problems of prevention: structure versus agency; 5) Social mobilisation and the politics of the pharmaceutical industry 6) Who cares? Survival, communities and local health settings; 7) mid-term essay; 8) From isolation policies to 100 % condom-use: national responses to HIV/AIDS; 9) Being positive and changing notions of (global) citizenship; 10) From WHO to Bill Clinton: International efforts to fight HIV/AIDS; 11) The North-South link once again: globalisation and inequalities.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 40.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 140.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
A mid-term 1,500 word essayAn end of term 1,500 word essay
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 1500 words | 25.00 |
| Essay | 1500 words | 25.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 | |
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 websiteLast updated: 03/04/2009
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