The Module examines the sets of rules, regulations, laws and ethical issues in the healthcare sector. The Module adopts an interdisciplinary approach to help...

The Module examines the sets of rules, regulations, laws and ethical issues in the healthcare sector. The Module adopts an interdisciplinary approach to help students to identify and discuss legal and ethical challenges in the relevant subject area. Some of the topics which shall be discussed in this course include legal and ethical issues relating to:  

The Structure of the National Health Service and recent legislative reforms in the healthcare sector  
	Medical Negligence  
	Consent to Treatment  
	Mental Health Law  
	Confidentiality  
	Organ Donation  
	Dying and Death Global Health and International Public Health Concerns 

King Alfred the Great|Old English poetry|prose|Old English language

Taking the reign of King Alfred as its starting point, this course covers a period where the identity of the English nation is slowly emerging.  Students...

CITY ECONOMY|URBAN ECONOMICS|URBAN GOVERNANCE|LOGISTICS|REAL ESTATE|SUSTAINABILITY|CLIMATE

Managing the City Economy is designed to train you in the application of economic concepts, theories and criteria to the analysis and strategic management of...

Managing the City Economy is designed to train you in the application of economic concepts, theories and criteria to the analysis and strategic management of the city economy in both developing and developed countries. It aims to enable you to develop a critical understanding of the key components and operating dynamics of the city economy and the factors that underlie the economic development performance of cities. By linking theory with practice and through critical evaluation of relevant policy experiences around the world, this module will enable you to develop not only a deeper understanding of urban economies but also skills of developing and formulating city development strategies. It is particularly useful for those who are interested in a career that involves the strengthening of the city economy through public intervention.


This module comprises 18 sessions over two terms. The first term dissects the city economy and examines sector-specific activities and policy issues. The second term explores key challenges and debates around the implementation of sustainable development at the city level, followed by in-depth city as case studies.
Indicative lecture topics

TERM ONE
Introduction to cities and ethics of development
The central business district and international financial centres
Urban industry, industrialization and deindustrialization
Making manufacturing work
Services and services exports
Promoting service industries and services exports
Transport and logistics
The real estate industry
Property-led urban regeneration and land value capture.TERM TWO
Implementing sustainable development
Managing infrastructure and municipal finance
Poverty reduction
Urban governance and poverty amelioration
Analysing the metropolitan economy and its structural change
Formulating and evaluating city development strategies
Case studies of the city economy
Final reflection and discussion.