CORE108 Global health

Lékařská fakulta
jaro 2025
Rozsah
0/0.8/0. 12. 3 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Abanoub Riad, Ph.D. (přednášející)
dr. Ave Pold (cvičící)
Mgr. Anton Drobov (pomocník)
Ing. Veronika Išová (pomocník)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (pomocník)
Garance
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D.
Ústav veřejného zdraví – Teoretická pracoviště – Lékařská fakulta
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Ústav veřejného zdraví – Teoretická pracoviště – Lékařská fakulta
Předpoklady
■ This course is designed as a pan-university course, i.e. it targets all university students regardless of their study program or academic level (Bc, MSc, PhD).
■ The students of the Public Health (N-VZDRAV) master's degree programme are strongly recommended to join this course.
■ No language exam or proficiency proof is required; however, it is highly recommended that the student feels confident to communicate in English during this course.
Recommended level: Upper-intermediate (IELTS: 5.5 - 6.5 / CEFR = B2 / Cambridge English Scale: 160 - 180)
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/25, pouze zareg.: 0/25, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/25
Jiné omezení: English Language Level B1 and higher.
Cíle předmětu
■ The Global Health course follows a blended learning approach where teacher-led learning is combined with digital self-guided learning.
■ The cohort of this course is formed by students from Masaryk University and the University of Tartu. The teachers and tutors for this course are located in both universities with additional expert guest speakers being invited for specific seminars of this course.
■ Students from Czechia and Estonia participating in this Global Health course are expected to collaborate closely 📂 with each other for planning and writing their final assessment in the form of a global health project. 📊
■ The overarching goal of this course is to equip learners from the field of health and related disciplines with knowledge about the key concepts of global health.
Výstupy z učení
Learners will be awarded the following skills:
- Information sharing
- Analytical thinking
- Shared problem solving
- Project planning
Osnova
  • Module 1: Introduction to Global Health
  • Module 2: Project Design for Strengthing Health Systems
  • Module 3: Colonialism and Neocolonialism
  • Module 4: Global Health Diplomacy & Governance
  • Module 5: Healthcare Financing
  • Module 6: Digital Transformation of Health Futures
  • Module 7: Climate Change and Global Health Equity
  • Module 8: Public Health Emergencies
  • Module 9: Migrant and Refugee Health
  • Module 10: Global Pharmacy
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • SKOLNIK, Richard. Global Population Health: A Primer. 1. vyd. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022, 150 s. ISBN 978-1-284-25884-4. Global Population Health: A Primer info
    doporučená literatura
  • SKOLNIK, Richard. Global Health 101. 4. vyd. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020, 1921 s. ISBN 978-1-284-14538-0. Global Health 101 info
Výukové metody
■ Learners enrolled on this course are expected to attend seminars actively and participate in various interactive exercises conducted in class.
■ All students are invited to:
- show empathy and respect towards other learners
- engage in group exercises
- ask questions
- have an open mindset towards learning new information
■ We hope you will enjoy the Global Health course. A very warm welcome to you all! 🙌
Metody hodnocení
An explanation of the final assessment requirements will be provided in Seminar 3: Project design for strengthening health systems.

Please find below a brief overview of the final assessment criteria:
The final assessment for this course will take place as group work 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦.
Learners will need to form groups of 3-4 people and put together a health project.
Each project group will consist of students from both Masaryk and Tartu universities.

📝 Expected output:
- Project Plan of 2000 words (+/- 10%)
- Powerpoint (or similar) presentation (10 slides, 10 minutes)

🧐 Project plan components:
- Project Title: including your name, the date, and the title of this course
- Background: Explain the rationale behind your selected health topic and what it is about; include a brief overview of relevant literature including what has been done so far.
- Prioritization exercises with a written explanation (incl. illustrative material- figure, graph, etc)
- Stakeholder mapping with a written explanation (incl. illustrative material- figure, graph, etc)
- Problem tree + objectives tree (incl. illustrative material- figure, graph, etc)
- Logframe analysis (include the LF table as an Annex)
- Estimated total budget (in dollars 💰)- a high-level budget sheet as a table in Excel is expected.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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