Health and Welfare

Health and Welfare

専門教育科目

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国際商経学部

2年

KCCBG2MCA7

2単位

講義・演習 (Lecture/Seminar)

2024年度後期

(Fall semester)

菅 万理

国際商経学部

英語

目標3

By appointment・Office

mkan＠em.u-hyogo.ac.jp

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Purpose: To learn health, well-being and inequalities around the world. Students are expected to discuss on the issues based on the text book and additional readings, and to write short papers.

Achievement: The goal of this course is to develop an ability to analyze and discuss social and health policy issues in English.

This course provides an overview of health and welfare issues along with the economic development worldwide. Contents of the course are as follows;

１． Overview of this course
２． Wellbeing of the world (Deaton)
３． From prehistory to 1945 (Deaton)
４． Escaping death in the tropics (Deaton)
５． Health issues and indicators
６． Health in the modern world (Deaton)
７． Material wellbeing in the United States (Deaton)
８． Inequalities in the United States and other countries
９． Globalization and the greatest escape (Deaton)
１０． Group presentation and discussion (based on readings)
１１． Group presentation and discussion (based on readings)
１２． Group presentation and discussion (based on readings)
１３． Group presentation and discussion (based on readings)
１４． Group presentation and discussion (based on readings)
１５． Summary of the course

※Do not submit the output results by a generative AI as a report. If it turns out that you have submitted the output as is, the credit will not be given, or will be revoked.

Angus Deaton (2015) The Great Escape, Princeton University Press

Additional readings will be announced during the course.
OECD report on social indicators is a possibility.

Students are expected to read the text book chapter before the class, and review the text book after the class.

Expected study hours are about 4 hours per class.

Students are required to participate in discussion during the class.  Also required to present on the topic based on the readings. They are expected to work with group members.

Students will be graded from an “S”to “C” based on the quality of presentation and term paper. Some extra points will be granted to the special contribution to the discussion in the class.

Group presentation and assignments: 60%
Final exam: 40%

After every presentation, an instructor will give comments and suggestions. 

Students who take this course should want to read, write, and listen in English. They should be motivated to actively participate in class.

Students who take this course should attend the first lecture in order to grasp the contents.

not applicable

The contents of lecture and/or evaluation methods may be changeable in accordance with the student’s needs and/or understanding. In such a case, an instructor will announce it in the class.