RAB1050 Public Health and Health Management Course description

Normally taught in English. Taught in Norwegian if no English-speaking students are taking the course.

This common course is developed for all the bachelor’s degree programmes taught at the Faculty of Health Sciences that are covered by the National Curriculum Regulations for Norwegian Health and Welfare Education (RETHOS).

The course deals with public health and health management. Public health emphasises the distribution of health challenges in the population based on causal connections and risk factors relating to health, education, work and living conditions. Health management emphasises international guidelines and conditions with a bearing on illness, health and quality of life in the population at individual, group and society level, including the sustainability goals.

The course is intended to contribute to a fundamental professional understanding of how the health service is organised, relevant legislation, strategies and goals for preventive and health promoting work in Norway.

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

Knowledge

The student has

• knowledge about philosophy of science, research ethics and research methodology
• has broad knowledge of new research relating to the occupational therapy topic of the thesis

Skills

The student is capable of

• preparing a research question and project outline
• preparing an abstract and bachelor's thesis based on traditions in research dissemination
• applying a relevant scientific method and conducting data compilation and analysis
• obtaining, applying and discussing relevant research articles and other specialist literature from national and international R&D work in the chosen topic
• discussing, evaluating and reflecting on results and what has influenced the results' reliability and validity

Competence

The student is capable of

• planning and carrying out relevant projects with complex tasks that take place over time and contribute to the development of new knowledge in collaboration with others
• critically reflecting on research ethics issues and guidelines
• communicating in written form, discussing and presenting the results of his/her own project

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
• can find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
• can reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services

A minimum attendance of 80% is required in the introduction to the course, supervision and seminars.

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

• participate in at least 1 of 2 seminars

Individual home examination (multiple choice), 45 minutes.

The multiple choice test is given partial in English and Norwegian.

Grade scale A - F.

An external and internal examiner will assess all the assignments.

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

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