Component

MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
BSc Sociology with Data Science options

Year 2, Component 05

SC290-5-SP
SC290-5-SP
Social Data Science: Uncover, Understand, Unleash
(15 CREDITS)

This module provides a broad overview of health systems in the UK and abroad, and a discussion of public health and how medical sociology informs public health. Topics covered will include, but will not be limited to: - the design and history of the UK medical system - the role of professional organizations in medicine and how doctors are socialized into their roles - how patients experience illness, health policy and health equity, medical technology and digital health - medical advocacy and activism - mental health policy and treatment - mental illness, crime and the prison system - disability - reproductive health - alcohol and drug use - the anti-vaccination movement - STIs, HIV and AIDs - global pandemics

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