Ageing in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• You will have also developed your skills in summarising and critically discussing literature and your written communication skills through the preparation of assessed coursework.
• Critically discuss key aspects of older people’s wellbeing (physical, psychological, financial) in China, South Asia (in particular India), and Southeast Asia.
• Summarise major trends in demographic change, including population ageing, in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
• Demonstrate understanding of challenges to formal and informal support to older people in the broader Southeast Asian context, as well as in the Chinese and Indian context.

The module will include online lectures on: Population ageing in Asia; Socio-demographic changes in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia; Living arrangement of older people in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia; Migration, development and ageing in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia; Family support and care in later life in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia; Population Ageing in India; Health and health inequalities in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia; Health care provision and innovation in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and Social protection in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The module involves lectures from different disciplines. Learning activities include pre-recorded lectures with face-to-face tutorials for discussion and Q&A, and independent study. Students are expected to carry out some reading in advance of each session, in order to make the most of the sessions.

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.