2020-2021 / GIRI9013-1

Socio-economics of animal and public health in the Global South

Duration

30h Th, 14h Mon. WS

Number of credits

 Specialised master in the integrated management of health risks in the Global South3 crédits 

Lecturer

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course presents a socio-economic perspective on integrated management of health risks, both animal and public health. It specifically addresses the following concepts: impact of diseases, organization of monitoring networks, organization of health care, industry analysis in health management, basic concepts of collective asset management and risk management.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, the student is able to explain, for each of the 5 themes of the GIRISS master, the socioeconomic mechanisms involved in determining or managing health risks.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- Seminars and debates
- case studies
- personal work

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Lecture notes and recommended readings are made available on e-campus

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Oral exam. The student is assessed on its ability to mobilize the basic concepts covered in the course to analyze a case of integrated health risk management.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Coordination - Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux: nantoine@uliege.be
Contributing teachers: 
Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Fabienne Fecher-Bourgeois, Mélanie Lefevre, Elisabeth PaulClaude Saegerman