EPN-V2

MAEMP4200 Health Pedagogy Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Helsepedagogikk
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2026
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Language of instruction: Norwegian

    This course highlights and problematises core concepts in health pedagogy and the relationship between the concepts. Health pedagogy methods are illuminated, and operationalized. Digital solutions used for health challenges are illuminated and problematized. Through training and reflection, the student will acquire the expertise necessary to plan, execute and evaluate health pedagogy measures provided to persons with health challenges and their next of kin, and incorporate user knowledge when teaching patients/users and next of kin.

    Emphasis is placed on interprofessional cooperation and the organisation of health pedagogy measures, as well as the importance of being a change agent in different arenas related to health promotion.

  • Required preliminary courses

    The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences.

  • Learning outcomes

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

    Knowledge

    The student:

    • can critically assess concepts and methods in health pedagogy

    Skills

    The student:

    • can plan, implement, critically assess and document a health pedagogy scheme for patients/users or next of kin
    • can apply health pedagogy knowledge and skills in interprofessional collaboration and in cooperation with patients/users and next of kin, in a practical training situation or at their place of work
    • can discuss the planning and implementation of different health pedagogy methods, if relevant in cooperation with patients/users and next of kin

    General competence

    The student:

    • can critically analyse and incorporate user knowledge in patient and next of kin training individually and in groups

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods include lectures, practical exercises in health pedagogy methods individually and in groups, group work and self-study.

  • Course requirements

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

    • minimum 80% participation in practical exercises at health pedagogy
    • approved research question for the home examination by a given deadline

  • Assessment

    Individual school examination, 5 hours.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    None

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F.

  • Examiners

    All answers are assessed by one examiner.

    An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

  • Overlapping courses

    10 ECTS credits overlaps with MAPO4400 Health Pedagogy, 10 ECTS credits.