EPN-V2

FYB2310 Public health, habilitation and rehabilitation in children and young people Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Folkehelse, habilitering og rehabilitering hos barn og unge
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2026/2027
Course history
Programme description

  • Introduction

    The course will give the student insight into health and function in children and adolescents, with emphasis on arenas for habilitation, rehabilitation and everyday life. Interventions aimed at children and young people often require collaboration with stakeholders from other professional groups, such as multidisciplinary collaboration will be emphasised throughout this course. The course will also focus on measures for the inclusion of children and young people in education, work and society.

  • Required preliminary courses

    The student can only have one failed course from the first year of study.

  • Learning outcomes

    After completion the course, the students should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

    Knowledge

    The students can

    • describe rehabilitation and habilitation as an area of knowledge
    • account for measurement methods for assessing children’s activity, participation and quality of life
    • account for important factors for children and young peoples’ participation in education, work and society

    Skills

    The student can

    • plan and discuss rehabilitative and habilitative measures for children and young people
    • identify the need for multidiciplinary collaboration aimed at including children and young people in education, work and society

    General competence

    The student can

    • give an account of children and young peoples’ right to participate in decision-making processes
    • reflect on their own role in multidisciplinary collaboration

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The work and teaching methods in the course include lectures, seminars, presentations and self-study.

  • Course requirements

    The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

    • Minimum of 80 % attendance in teaching activities marked as "compulsory attendance" in the schedule

  • Assessment

    Oral exam in groups of 3-5 students, up to 30 minutes.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    No aids permitted.

  • Grading scale

    Pass/Fail.

  • Examiners

    All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination.

  • Overlapping courses

    5 credits overlap with FYB2300 Health and Participation Throughout the Life Span II.