EPN-V2

PMED1050 Public Health and Health Management Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Folkehelse og helseforvaltning
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Course history
Programme description

  • Introduction

    7.5 credits overlap with the course PARA1410 Pharmacology and Drugs Administration

    1 credit overlaps with the course PARA1500 Drug Calculations

  • Required preliminary courses

    The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

  • Learning outcomes

    After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge and skills:

    Knowledge

    The student

    • can describe and explain factors that affect disease, health and quality of life in groups or the population as a whole
    • can describe the epidemiological and demographical foundation for public health work
    • can describe social inequality in relation to health, and is familiar with the national and global consequences of inequality
    • can describe the purpose, organisation and coordination of health and social care services
    • is familiar with relevant laws and regulations relating to the health and social care services
    • can describe the relationship between work, education, social participation, inclusion and the experience of health
    • can describe the goals for sustainable development and their significance for public health

    Skills

    The student can

    • reflect on ethical challenges related to public health work that aims to change behaviours
    • find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
    • reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The teaching and learning methods include digital textbooks and on-campus supervised seminars. The course is organized as flipped classroom. Digital textbooks will be made available to students in advance.

  • Course requirements

    None

  • Assessment

    Individual home examination (multiple choice), 45 minutes.

    The exam is in English, with the exception of health management which is in Norwegian for Norwegian students.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All aids are permitted.

  • Grading scale

    Pass/fail

  • Examiners

    One external and one internal examiner control the set of questions, the internal examiner checks the answers.

  • Overlapping courses

    BIOB1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, ERGOB1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, FARB1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, FYB1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, RAB1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, ORI1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, PMED1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, SYKK1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, SYKP1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, TAB1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits, VERB1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits overlaps 100 %. 5 credits overlaps with SYKKPRA45/SYKPPRA45 Public Health