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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Culture, Health and Illness
Module Code	NS272A
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Sabina Stan Semester 2: Sabina Stan Autumn: Sabina Stan
Module Teacher	Sabina Stan
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

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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

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent learning	101	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.
Medicine as culture.

The body in culture.
Cultural expression of pain.

Stress and culture.
Aging and local biologies.

Medical pluralism.
Biomedicines and migration.

Culture and global health.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

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
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Helman, C.G.: 2001, Culture, Health and Illness,, 4th Ed., Arnold, London,
Farmer, Paul: 2006, Aids and accusation: Haiti and the geography of blame, University of California Press, Berkeley,
Lock, Margaret: 1993, Encounters with aging: mythologies of menopause in Japan and North America, University of California Press, London,
Lupton, Deborah: 2003, Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies, Sage, 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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Programme or List of Programmes

BNGN

BSc in Nursing (General)

BNID

BSc in Nursing (Intellectual Disability)

BNPY

BSc in Nursing (Psychiatric)

Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS272A

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