FYB1050 Public Health and Health Management Course description

This course has been developed for all the bachelor’s degree programmes at the Faculty of Health Sciences that fall under National guidelines for the health and social care programmes (RETHOS).

The course concerns public health and health management. Public health emphasises how health challenges are divided among the population, based on causal connections and risk factors relating to health, education, work and living conditions. Health management emphasises international guidelines and conditions that affect disease, health and quality of life among the population at the individual, group and social levels.

The course contributes to achieving a fundamental profession-oriented understanding of the health services’ organisation, relevant legislation, strategies and goals for preventive and health promoting work in Norway.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

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

Work and teaching methods include digital textbooks and seminars with supervision. The flipped classroom is used as a teaching method. Digital textbooks will be made available to students in advance and the time they spend at OsloMet will be used to work on assignments and for group work under supervision.

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Individual written exam (multiple-choice questions) under supervision, up to 2 hours.

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This course will provide an opportunity for students to establish their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics, and approaches.;Particular emphasis is placed on elucidating research methods and research ethical issues that are relevant to engineering students.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements for the programme.

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

Knowledge

The student has:

• knowledge of induction, deduction and abduction as scientific approaches
• knowledge of the structure and content of scientific articles and dissertations
• knowledge for assessing research ethical issues related to one’s own project
• knowledge of the characteristics of situations that can be considered plagiarism and corruption

Skills

The student is capable of:

• applying relevant methods for research or development work in one’s own work
• using online search technology to find relevant information
• applying relevant resources for clarifying and finding solutions to ethical issues
• using relevant technological knowledge and scientific methods and principles when planning and conducting the research

General competance

The student is capable of:

• conducting an independent, limited research or development project under supervision and in line with current research ethics norms
• evaluating research ethical issues in connection with the planning and implementation of a master's thesis
• analyzing complex technological issues and contributing to innovative and sustainable solutions