BIO3000 International Public Health Course description

Public health work is society's organized effort to maintain, improve and promote the population's health, both locally and globally. Interventions are directed towards factors that contribute to better health and factors that might represent a health risk. Public health work is concerned with reducing health inequalities through work on equity, accessibility and quality of services.

An increase in disease rates, long term conditions and lifestyle illnesses are expected in the future. This is a consequence of demographic changes and a result of people's health behaviour. Competence in interprofessional collaboration in both public and private sectors is crucial to meeting challenges.

ECTS-Distribution

Theory and method

• Part I 0,5
• Part II 1,0

Ethics

• Part I 0,5

Governing

• Part I 3,0
• Part II 3,0

Communication

• Part I 0,5

Health promotion & Preventative work

• Part I 0,5
• Part II 1,0

Sum

• Part I 5,0
• Part II 5,0

Emnet omhandler sentrale teoretiske retninger innen fagene pedagogikk og psykologi.

Emnet vil også gi studentene innføring i atferdsanalyse og begreper som benyttes for å kunne gjennomføre funksjonelle analyser.

Part 1 - The Scope of Global Public Health 5 ECTS Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this part the student will achieve the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student is able to

• describe the challenges in welfare systems, relevant national legislation, and international agreements
• describe the past, and present developments and achievements of public health and discuss possible future challenges within the field
• describe social inequalities in health and their consequences nationally and globally
• describe epidemiology and different cost analyses, and discuss inter-professional, evidence-based interventions with target groups
• discuss the principles of universal design from a human rights and democratic perspective

Skills

The student is able to

• address challenges in public health and demonstrate how to intervene professionally in collaboration with others
• search for relevant research, analyse these and apply to the findings in their assignment

General competences

The student is able to

• apply the tools of innovation and entrepreneurship in public health issues and communicate the results to an audience
• reflect upon ethical issues and discuss intercultural perspectives in public health

Part II - Environmental Conditions and Population Health 5 ECTS Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this part the student will achieve the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student is able to

• discuss the interactions between the environment and sustainable development, and their effect on health
• describe health care emergency interventions following different types of disasters, and discuss challenges encountered
• discuss interprofessional interventions focusing on communicable and non-communicable diseases, including mental conditions
• describe how interprofessional practice might contribute to improve and promote mental health
• describe the distribution of different types of injuries nationally and globally and how to prevent them
• discuss how to promote occupational health and to prevent occupational health hazards
• discuss theoretical models for behavioral change and their application

Skills

The student is able to

• reflect upon priorities in public health and the consequences for population health
• demonstrate communication skills to improve health literacy and social capital through social marketing and reflect on intervention strategies and their efficacy
• reflect upon a comprehensive view of humanity and human rights

General competences

The student is able to

• reflect upon diversity and how different ethnic, religious and cultural background may influence communication between people
• demonstrate how to disseminate public health knowledge collaboratively with target groups and stakeholders
• apply research methods in solving public health problems

Etter gjennomført emne innføring i atferdsanalyse (1) og psykologi og pedagogikk (2) har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse.

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har kunnskap om hvordan atferd formes av betingelser i omgivelsene (1)
• kan redegjøre for hovedretninger innen psykologi og pedagogikk (2)

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan definere og gi eksempler på følgende atferdsanalytiske grunnbegrepene: atferd og omgivelser, positiv forsterkning, intermitterende forsterkning, diskriminativ kontroll, betingede forsterkere og kjeder, negativ forsterkning, svekking, respondent atferd og følelser, motivasjonelle operasjoner, modellæring og regelstyring (1)
• kan diskutere hovedretninger, analysenivåer og forklaringsmodeller innen psykologi og pedagogikk (2)

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• har kunnskap om atferdsanalytiske begreper og hvordan de anvendes i praktisk miljøarbeid (1)
• kan vurdere psykologiske og pedagogiske teorier i lys individ- og gruppeperspektivet (2)
• har forståelse for at ulike profesjoner anvender ulike faglige tilnærminger (2)

Emnet omfatter forelesninger, inter-teaching, selvstudium, seminargrupper med tilbud om veiledning fra faglærer og arbeid med individuelle oppgaver på bakgrunn av gjennomført gruppearbeid.

Følgende arbeidskrav må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til avsluttende vurdering:

• Deltagelse på studieopplegg og gruppearbeid (2)
• Flervalgstest (2)
• Deltakelse i studieopplegg og veiledning (1)

Mappekrav:

• Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn, 2 timer, innføring i atferdsanalyse (del 101).
• Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn, 2 timer innføring i psykologi og pedagogikk (del 102).

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Ingen

Gradert skala A-F