GLOBAL COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Global Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease:

What makes us ill, what makes us die, and why

Module overview 

This module provides students with a broad...

Global Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases (GLBH0005)

THE ANTHROPOCENE|GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES|CLIMATE CHANGE|SUSTAINABILITY

Our planet is under threat from human impact as never before, especially climate change, pollution, land use and resource exploitation. These have all led to...

Mitigation and Adaptation to Environmental Change (GEOG0044)

Research and development management|business expansion|licensing|mergers and acquisitions

The aim of this module is to provide you with insights into biotechnology and pharmacology practices and strategies for research and development management;...

Pharmaceutical and Biotech Policies and Practices (GBSH0023)

The aim of this module is to provide you with insights into biotechnology and pharmacology practices and strategies for research and development management; business maintenance and expansion; licensing; generic versus brand-name proprietary drug business; and mergers and acquisitions as these topics relate to these industries.

You will learn specifically about pharmaceutical expenditures, pricing of drugs and the distinctive features of the pharmaceutical market due to drug funding policies.  You will also understand the advantages and disadvantages of various models of drug price setting and regulation that are applied in various health systems. 

Patents, intellectual property and ethics will be evaluated for both industries with the aim of analysing the main economic and societal effects and perceptions. 

The role of government as funder and regulator with its impact in various health systems will be explored particularly where products require time to be prepared for market and the risk of uncertainty among investors can make private equity hard to acquire.

This module is designed to give you the skills needed to understand and analyse financial statements such as statement of financial position, balance sheet,...