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Module Specifications

Archived Version 2015 - 2016

Module Title
Module Code
School
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The module aims to introduce students to basic concepts and themes in the anthropology of health and healthcare. It covers issues related to culture; body; pain; mental states; healthcare encounters; healthcare sectors and healthcare pluralism; women, culture and health; patient mobility and biomedicines in a globalised world; healthcare and visible minority patients. By using illustrations from ground level studies of the day-to-day experience of health and illness in both western and non-western societies, the module will provide students with a fresh and stimulating perspective on the ways in which human suffering is grounded in larger social and cultural contexts.

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop a dynamic understanding of the notion of culture
2. Appreciate the importance of culture in health and health care
3. Explore the implications of globalisation and cultural diversity for health and healthcare in Ireland
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to a variety of cases

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent Study	51	No Description
Directed learning	50	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Cultural boundaries and cultural encounters

The body in culture

Expressing suffering

Narrating and explaining illness

Healthcare pluralism

The popular healthcare sector

The folk healthcare sector

The professional biomedical sector

Patient mobility and biomedicines

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Helman, C.G.: 2001, Culture, Health and Illness,, 4th Ed., Arnold, London,
Moore, Ronnie and McClean, Stuart (eds): 2010, Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland. Stethoscopes, Wands and Crystals, Berghahn, London,

Other Resources

None

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