Comparative Health Systems (POPH90209)
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- May 12, 2022
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Updated: Sep 19, 2023
Find the subject in the Handbook here. Schedule: August (Dual Delivery)
Subject Description A thorough comprehension of the different institutions, structures and processes that constitute health systems globally provides a strong platform for further studies and varied career paths in population and global health. This subject provides students with the analytical frameworks to explore the social and political dynamics, institutions and structures that constitute health systems globally. Students of this subject will develop and apply skills in critical and comparative analysis of health systems in a range of countries and in settings with varied levels of socio-economic development. |
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• Pre-recorded group presentation - 10 minutes (20%)
• Annotated bibliography - 1,000 words (20%)
• Essay - 3,000 words (60%)
• Brief introductory post (hurdle)
• AND comments on two group presentations (hurdle)
CHS is a great subject for those interested in global health, but is still currently an intensive course (6-weeks) in August, right in the middle of the 2nd semester. The subject is fast-paced and requires you to go through a lot of material each week before coming into the 1.5-hour Q&A. Best recommended if you like global health and/or health systems, or may have a background from health economics (to breeze through global health financing discussions), or you're late in your MPH course. The content covered in the subject is really good, and the opportunities to throw questions at professionals with a wealth of global health experience (like Barbara McPake and Katherine Gilbert) is a great opportunity.
I’m a past MPH student and this subject inspired me to do a PhD which was never on my radar. It’s a very interesting subject, strategic with a global focus. It was hands down the best elective of my MPH - but also hard work! It is an intensive ..
I did this in 2023, not sure if the content/ delivery model has changed since then. Definitely eye opening and very interesting. It is however, quite hard to get through as there is a lot of information to process in a very short time. Would love to go back and be able to do it at a slower pace, to properly understand it I think. That said, very well organized subject, excellent and passionate tutors/ lecturers.
Overall interesting content that was brought together quite cohesively. However due to the subject being quite dense and an intensive, it's predominantly what you make of it. What you get out of this subject is how much effort you put in - doing readings, contributing/asking questions during seminars and going the full length when completing assignments.
@leaf_ey
Really great content (that I'm 100% sure you can keep revisiting) but the content can be hard to absorb and engage with fully when juggling a full study load. It's a 6-week intensive subject, and the modules require some time to go through (2 modules per session is a lot of work!).