Public Health
Syllabus, Master's level, 3FV374
This course has been discontinued.
- Code
- 3FV374
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Public Health A1N
- Grading system
- Pass (G), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Master Programmes Board of the Faculty of Medicine, 4 April 2017
- Responsible department
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences
Entry requirements
180 credits
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should
- understand and account for:
- central public health areas
- different levels in public health
- different methods and strategies in public health
- how the relationship between social progress and national diseases looks
- show skills and abilities to
- apply and analyse public health political aims
- independent identify target groups for public health
- identify different actors' role in public health
- apply research-ethical principles within public health
Content
National, international and historical public health
Concepts within public health
Public health political aims and health theories
The determinants of health
Different levels in the public health: individual, group, organisation- and community level
Target groups for public health
Different actors' role in public health
Strategies and research methods within public health
Research-ethical principles within the public health
Instruction
Lectures and seminars. Some are mandatory.
Assessment
Passing the course requires actively participating in seminars and passed results of written and oral examinations. All included course elements must be passed to obtain a passing grade.