Ageing in China and South-East Asia (DL)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of challenges to formal and informal support to older people in the broader South-east Asian context and the Chinese context
• Critically discuss key aspects of older people's wellbeing (physical, psychological, financial) in the South-east Asian region and in China particularly
• Summarise major trends in demographic change, including population ageing, in the South-east Asian context and in China in particular
• Discuss the challenges faced by policy makers to design policies on health, social care and social protection for older people

The module will include online lectures on: Population ageing in China and South-east Asia; China’s family planning policies and their impact; Socio-demographic changes in China and South-east Asia; Living arrangement of older people in China and South-east Asia; The impact of migration on older people 'left behind' in China; Migration, development and ageing in South-east Asia; Family support and care for and by older people in South-east Asia and China; Health and health inequalities in South-East Asia; Health and health inequalities in China; and Social protection in China and South-east Asia.

The teaching methods for this module include online audio-recorded lectures which are accessible to students via Blackboard, reading material which is provided online and the students' key textbooks, and trigger questions as part of the recordings which allow staff to pose questions in order to teach more complex concepts in-depth.

The learning activities include listening to online audio-recorded lectures, reflection on trigger questions (and communication with the module convenor) and independent study.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.