Two electives, four deliveries
We intend to teach in Georgia in November 2026, with a second round of deliveries on the proposed dates of 16 March to 23 April 2027. Both electives are blended intensives: four weeks of live webinars on Tuesdays and Saturdays, followed by one week on campus.
WHEEL
WHEEL: Women’s Health Equity across the European Life-course
Cardiometabolic
European Health Policy and the Prevention of Cardiometabolic Multiple Long-Term Conditions
Cardiometabolic
European Health Policy and the Prevention of Cardiometabolic Multiple Long-Term Conditions
WHEEL
WHEEL: Women’s Health Equity across the European Life-course
What 4 ECTS and 6 ECTS mean
One ECTS credit represents 30 hours of student work: taught sessions, examinations and guided independent study together.
November 2026
WHEEL · 4 ECTS (120 h). Eight live webinars (Tuesdays 10:00–12:30 and Saturdays 10:00–13:30, Georgia time) from 20 October, then on campus from 16 to 20 November.
Cardiometabolic · 6 ECTS (180 h). The extended delivery: longer webinars (Tuesdays 16:00–19:00 and Saturdays 16:00–20:00, Georgia time) from 27 October, then a five-day on-campus week of 7-hour days with clinical lectures, case-based practical classes and coaching (24 to 28 November). The extra 60 hours buy more contact time and a longer mid-term examination.
March–April 2027 (proposed)
Cardiometabolic · 4 ECTS (120 h). Webinars from 16 March (Tuesdays 10:00–12:30, Saturdays 10:00–13:30, Georgia time); on campus 12 to 16 April.
WHEEL · 4 ECTS (120 h). Webinars from 23 March (Tuesdays 16:00–18:00, Saturdays 16:00–17:30, Georgia time), with directed clinical e-cases between sessions; on campus 19 to 23 April, with afternoons kept for the capstone project.
| Delivery | Credit | Contact teaching | Exams | Independent study | EU policy teaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEEL Autumn 2026 · confirmed | 4 ECTS = 120 h | 50 h taught (live webinars 24 h (8 sessions); on-campus week) | 4 h | 66 h | 20 h |
| Cardiometabolic Autumn 2026 · confirmed | 6 ECTS = 180 h | 60 h taught (live webinars 28 h (8 sessions); on-campus week) | 6 h | 114 h | 22 h |
| Cardiometabolic Spring 2027 · proposed | 4 ECTS = 120 h | 50 h taught (live webinars 24 h (8 sessions); on-campus week) | 4 h | 66 h | 20 h |
| WHEEL Spring 2027 · proposed | 4 ECTS = 120 h | 30 h taught (live webinars 14 h (8 sessions); on-campus week) | 4 h | 86 h | 20 h |
How every block is built
Each partner school runs two blocks in 2026–27. Every block has the same architecture: four thematic units taught online, then one on-campus integration week — eight live webinars and five campus days in all.
| Block | Elective | Credit | Structure | Teaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner school 1 · Block 1 | WHEEL | 4 ECTS | 4 units + on-campus week | Nov 2026 |
| Partner school 1 · Block 2 | Cardiometabolic | 4 ECTS | 4 units + on-campus week | Mar–Apr 2027 |
| Partner school 2 · Block 1 | Cardiometabolic | 6 ECTS | 4 units + on-campus week | Nov 2026 |
| Partner school 2 · Block 2 | WHEEL | 4 ECTS | 4 units + on-campus week | Mar–Apr 2027 |
WHEEL
Delays in presentation
Unit 1 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Menopause and post-menopausal cardiometabolic disease
Unit 2 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Osteoporosis and migraine
Unit 3 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Delayed cancer diagnosis and perimenopausal neurodivergence
Unit 4 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Integration and the capstone project
On-campus week · Georgia. One theme per day in the order of Units 1–4; the written capstone project due on the Wednesday; the capstone policy lecture and the oral presentation on the final afternoon.
Cardiometabolic
AI and digital health policy for cardiometabolic risk stratification
Unit 1 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Heart failure and chronic kidney disease
Unit 2 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Hypertension and lipid management
Unit 3 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Type 2 diabetes and obesity
Unit 4 · online week. Tuesday lecture on European policy; Saturday case-based session with a 30-minute policy-to-practice segment, followed by a self-assessment quiz with worked answers (not graded). The online mid-term examination follows on the Sunday of the fourth week.
Integration and the capstone project
On-campus week · Georgia. One theme per day in the order of Units 1–4; the written capstone project due on the Wednesday; the capstone policy lecture and the oral presentation on the final afternoon.
Methods of assessment — the same structure in every delivery
Two summative assessments in every elective, credit value and term: a 60-point mid-term examination at the end of the four webinar weeks, and the 40-point capstone project, submitted in writing and presented orally in the on-campus week. Weekly self-assessment quizzes support learning and are not graded.
| Component | What it involves | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-term examination (summative) | Single-best-answer multiple-choice questions covering Weeks 1–4, sat online, on the secure learning platform (or the university’s Canvas or Moodle, to be confirmed) on the Sunday after the fourth week of webinars, at 18:00 UK time. At least 11 points are needed to sit the final assessment. | 60 points |
| Capstone project (summative) | An individual, policy-informed analysis of a clinical case, allocated from an anonymised case bank or, where available, an anonymised case from the student’s own clinical experience, benchmarked against a stated European objective (2,000 words; 5–10 references in Vancouver style; up to 4 tables and 4 figures). The written project is submitted on the learning platform by 12:00 on the Wednesday of the on-campus week (25 points) and presented to a faculty panel on the final afternoon — a 5-minute presentation followed by questions (15 points). | 40 points |
| Formative self-assessment (not graded) | At the end of each webinar week: 10 multiple-choice questions (WHEEL) or 15 (Cardiometabolic), with worked answers, for practice. Separate from the mid-term examination and the capstone project. | — |
Grading scale (European credit framework)
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| A · Excellent | 91–100 |
| B · Very good | 81–90 |
| C · Good | 71–80 |
| D · Satisfactory | 61–70 |
| E · Sufficient | 51–60 |
| FX · Not passed | 41–50 (one additional final assessment permitted) |
| F · Fail | 0–40 |
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