EPN-V2

PHVIT9600 The Municipal Health and Care Services as a Research Setting Course description

Course name in Norwegian
De kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenestene som forskningssetting
Study programme
PhD Programme in Health Sciences
Ph.D. programme in Health Sciences - Individual Courses
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

None

Learning outcomes

Individual home examination, to be submitted no more than two weeks after the end of the course. The examination includes describing and discussing complex issues in midwifery, strengths and challenges in maternity care in the Nordic context of high income and welfare societies. Furthermore, explore the historic roots of midwifery and critically assess the relevant theories and models of care for research in midwifery from a Nordic, as well as international, perspective. The essay must be written in English and consist of up to 5000 words

Teaching and learning methods

All

Course requirements

Pass / Fail

Assessment

One internal examiner

Permitted exam materials and equipment

This course is aimed at PhD students admitted to the PhD Programme in Health Sciences and is also open to Nordic and international PhD students with a research project within the field. Admission requirements are a completed master's degree (120 ECTS credits) or equivalent qualification.

The course can also be offered to students who have been admitted to the "Health Science Research Programme, 60 ECTS", by prior approval from the supervisor and based on given guidelines for the research programme.

Grading scale

Pass/Fail

Examiners

One internal and one external examiner will assess the essays submitted by all candidates.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

This course is aimed at PhD students admitted to various PhD Programmes within Health and Social Sciences, and who is conducting research into the municipal health and care services. It is also open to Nordic and international PhD students. Participants must have a research project of clear relevance to the municipal/community-based health care services. Admission requirements are a completed master's degree (120 ECTS credits) or equivalent qualification. The students must be familiar with Norwegian or other Nordic languages. PhD-students who have been admitted to a PhD-program at the partner institutions of the research school Muni-Health-Care will have priority to the course.