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Continuing Professional Development - MSc Programme Modules (London-based)

FOUNDATIONS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (2039)

ORGANISER: Dr Caroline Free

TIMETABLE SLOT: Term 1, Monday a.m., weeks 2-12, Thursday a.m., weeks 8-12

DATES: 03 October 2011 to 16 December 2011 


AIM
To impart an understanding of the scope of reproductive health, and to enable students to find and interpret relevant information on reproductive health.


OBJECTIVES
By the end of the module students should be able to:

  1. describe the main areas in human reproductive and sexual health and the methods used to investigate them;
  2. examine the medical, social, political and gender contexts and perspectives in which reproductive health concerns arise and are articulated;
  3. explore and evaluate the concept and application of reproductive rights;
  4. appreciate the health and social impact of reproductive health services, programmes and policies;
  5. conduct a literature search and review a reproductive health issue;
  6. demonstrate a critical awareness of the literature of reproductive health.


CONSTITUENCY
This module is compulsory for students on the MSc course in Reproductive & Sexual Health Research.


CONCEPTUAL OUTLINE
This module aims to cover the major substantive concerns of reproductive health, as well as to address some of the research approaches used to understand them.  This will include issues related to reproductive biology; bearing healthy children (maternal health, infertility and adverse foetal outcomes); avoiding childbearing (contraception and induced abortion); and maintaining a healthy reproductive system (STDs, HIV, reproductive cancers).  It will also examine the social context in which reproductive health concerns arise and will cover concepts of reproductive rights, gender perspectives, reproductive health services, programmes and policies among others.  More importantly, however, the module aims to provide a key skill to enable students to identify and process new information.


TEACHING STRATEGY
The three primary teaching methods are lectures followed by classroom discussion, seminars and problem-based approaches around identifying literature.


LEARNING TIME
The module is made up of 150 Notional Learning Hours – 45 hours contact time, 30 hours directed self-study, 25 hours self-directed learning, and 50 hours assessment, review and revision.


ASSESSMENT
The progress assessment will involve learning to search the literature and identify information on reproductive health.  Formal assessment is by written examination in June.


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