VEPRAD40 Individual Professional Course in Connection with Written Research Project Course description

This course covers research into key phenomena originating from human experience of health and illness. Such phenomena can be perceptions of quality of life, hope, coping, pain, body, dignity, and suffering, and serve as the basis for developing concepts and theories in the health sciences. The course covers different methods for concept and theory development; for example, the hybrid model of concept development, semantic concept analysis, Walker and Avant's model for theory development, and grounded theory. The methods are applied to selected phenomena, concepts, and theories.

Completion of at least one year of undergraduate studies in a relevant area.

On successful completion of this part, the student will achieve the following learning outcomes:

Part I - The Scope of Global Public Health

5 ECTS.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this part, the student will achieve the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student is able to

• describe the challenges in welfare systems, relevant national legislation, and international agreements
• describe the past, and present developments and achievements of public health and discuss possible future challenges within the field
• describe social inequalities in health and their consequences nationally and globally
• describe epidemiology and different cost analyses, and discuss inter-professional, inter-sectoral and evidence-based interventions with target groups
• discuss the principles of universal design from a human rights and democratic perspective

Skills

The student is able to

• address challenges in public health and demonstrate how to intervene professionally in collaboration with others
• demonstrate communication skills to improve health literacy
• search for relevant research, analyse these and apply to the findings in their assignment

General competences

The student is able to

• apply the tools of innovation and entrepreneurship in public health issues and communicate the results to an audience
• reflect upon ethical issues and discuss intercultural perspectives in public health

Part II - Environmental Conditions and Population Health

5 ECTS.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this part, the student will achieve the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student is able to

• discuss the interactions between the environment and sustainable development, and their effect on health
• describe health care emergency interventions following different types of disasters, and discuss challenges encountered
• discuss inter-professional and inter-sectoral interventions focusing on communicable and non-communicable diseases, including mental conditions
• describe how inter-professional and inter-sectoral practice might contribute to improve and promote mental health
• describe the distribution of different types of injuries nationally and globally and how to prevent them
• discuss how to promote occupational health and to prevent occupational health hazards
• discuss theoretical models for behavioral change and their application

Skills

The student is able to

• reflect upon priorities in public health and the consequences for population health
• demonstrate communication skills to strengthen social capital through social marketing and reflect on intervention strategies and their efficacy
• reflect upon a comprehensive view of humanity and human rights

General competences

The student is able to

• reflect upon diversity and how different ethnic, religious and cultural background may influence communication between people
• demonstrate how to disseminate public health knowledge collaboratively with target groups and stakeholders
• apply research methods in solving public health problems

Part III - Family Health

5 ECTS.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this part, the student will achieve the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student is able to

• reflect on the complexity of health determinants throughout the life cycle
• discuss the role of activities and social participation in health promotion (occupational science)
• describe national and global vaccination programs, and discuss their impact and challenges involved including ethical issues

Skills

The student is able to

• reflect upon communication and collaboration within an inter-professional team
• develop interactive and critical health education information to improve family health
• identify and describe different information channels to promote health education and knowledge sharing

General competences

The student is able to

• reflect upon ethical issues, conflicts in personal values, and inter-professional and inter-sectoral approaches in family health
• reflect upon the role of public-private partnership as an asset in public health
• describe social entrepreneurship and societal transformation as a tool for implementation of a public health activity

Work and teaching methods consist of lectures, seminars, and self-study. The outcomes of the seminars are presented and discussed in plenary sessions.

Vurderingsuttrykk er bestått/ikke bestått. Vurderingen av fagartikkel gjøres på grunnlag av læringsutbyttebeskrivelser for emnet.

Fagartikkelen vurderes av to interne sensorer (emneansvarlig og en vitenskapelig ansatt tilknyttet ph.d.-programmet).

Målgruppe

Emnet er primært for studenter som er tatt opp i ph.d.-programmet i utdanningsvitenskap for lærerutdanning, men vil være åpent for andre som ønsker å fordype seg i feltet utdanningsvitenskap, lærerutdanning og skole.

Opptakskrav til enkeltemner for eksterne søkere

Søkere må normalt ha fullført femårig masterutdanning (treårig + toårig) eller tilsvarende innen lærerutdanning, annen pedagogisk utdanning, utdanningsvitenskap, utviklingsstudier eller annen utdanning på tilsvarende nivå i fagområder som er relevant for lærerutdanning.

Om det blir mange søkere vil studenter ved ph.d.-programmet i utdanningsvitenskap for lærerutdanning bli prioritert. Deretter studenter ved andre ph.d.-program, så andre vitenskapelig ansatte ved Fakultet for lærerutdanning og internasjonale studier

Søkere som ikke er tatt opp til ph.d.-programmet i utdanningsvitenskap for lærerutdanning må sende inn et sammendrag på om lag én A4-side med informasjon om eget ph.d.-prosjekt eller annet prosjekt/interesseområde med tema, metode, teoretisk innfallsvinkel, hvor de eventuelt er i ph.d.-løpet og hvorfor dette emnet anses relevant for eget prosjekt.

ECTS grading A - F.

Two examiners evaluate all students. One examiner is external on 10 % of the students.