Courses / Module

• Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and political beliefs that underpin how health care systems and services vary across space.
• Show that different service models are reflected in the varied organisation, financing and delivery of health care.
• Critically assess how a range of geographical and wider system factors help explain how health care services are planned and organised.

• 24 lecture hours

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Mandatory deadlines will be strictly enforced. Assignments submitted after the set deadlines (which are communicated to students at the commencement of the academic year and of the relevant semester) will not be considered for assessment purposes except in extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer/tutor prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.

• The continuous assessment mark is carried forward to the Autumn without scope for improvement, barring exceptional circumstances.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes

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