SFV4700 Globalisation and the Development of Health and Social Policy Emneplan

The course presents the main debates concerning the impact of economic, cultural and political globalisation on health and social welfare in different parts of the world, and the role of multilateral agencies (including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund) in influencing social and health policies in high-, middle-, and low-income countries.

Language of instruction is English.

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After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has advanced knowledge of

• main theoretical and empirical debates concerning how globalisation impacts upon health and social welfare in different parts of the world
• trends in economic growth, poverty and inequality
• the importance of the demographic and epidemiological transitions for understanding differences in health status and social welfare between as well as within countries
• welfare state changes in high, middle and low income countries
• how decisions are made in multilateral agencies (in particular the World Health Organisation, the World Bank and IMF), and the polities of multilateral organisations
• the relationship between international and national health policy and social policy

Skills

The student can

• review and discuss different theoretical perspectives on the relationship between globalisation and local policy development
• investigate health and social policy outcomes in different countries
• investigate how demographic and socioeconomic changes influence disease patterns and changes in health and social inequality
• analyse how various aspects of globalisation influence health and social policy outcomes in high, middle and low income countries

General competence

The student is capable of

• contributing to the debate on how various aspects of globalisation pose challenges as well as opportunities for the development of health and social policy
• identifying and evaluating how health and social policy designs can be adopted to global policy challenges
• participating in the debate concerning how multilateral organisations such as the World Bank and WHO perform their roles with regard to global health and social policy challenges

Praksisstudier i helse og omsorgsektor i en kommune i Nordland, digitale læringsressurser, forelesninger, gruppearbeid, skriftlige oppgaver, logg, seminarer, veiledning og selvstudier.

Studentene gjennomfører først ca. 2 uker med digital, teoretisk undervisning som forberedelse, før 8 uker praksis med direkte pasientkontakt.

Alle praksisstudier innehar forskjellige obligatorisk aktiviteter og oppgaver i gjennomføringen. Se kapittel om praksisstudier.

Vurdering i praksis

Vurderingen tar utgangspunkt i gitte kriterier basert på læringsutbytter for emnet, den løpende vurderingen og obligatoriske aktiviteter som er gjort av studenten gjennom praksisperioden. For å kunne gi en vurdering av studenten i praksis kreves det nok tilstedeværelse (90 %). For mer informasjon se generell del av programplanen om vurdering i praksis.

Studentene er ansvarlig for å få kopi av sitt vurderingsskjema fra veileder. Skjemaet skal fremlegges for ny veileder i neste praksisperiode.

Ikke relevant.

Bestått-Ikke bestått.

Kontaktlærer godkjenner etter innstilling fra praksisveileder. Endelig vedtak om bestått/ikke bestått fattes av universitetet.

Emnet er noe overlappende i faglig innhold fra emnene SYBA/SPRA1, 2 og 6.