SIW4100 International Health Policy Emneplan

The course gives a comprehensive introduction to global health problems, health policy studies, and international and national strategies to meet these problems.

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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 global health problems and global health policy
• has thorough knowledge of theories, ethics discussions and empirical methods in the study of health care systems, illness and disease in populations
• can apply scholarly theories and methods to new areas in international health policy

Skills

The student can

• analyse and deal critically with various sources of information about the global health situation and main challenges to health and health care
• analyse and deal critically with the relationship between culture and illness
• evaluate research methods and strategies in investigations of population health
• apply relevant theories and arguments in debates on health inequalities
• apply relevant health policy theories to evaluate health challenges
• apply relevant theories and evaluate the role of organisations in international health policies

General Competence

The student can

• apply his/her knowledge and skills in new areas in order to carry out advanced assignments and projects in international health policy
• communicate about academic issues, analyses and conclusions in international health policy, both with specialists and the general public
• contribute to new thinking and innovation processes in international health policy

The course is organised as a weekly series of seminars. The students can attend the lectures on campus or follow them remotely online

Studentene skal levere tre arbeidskrav. Disse består av tre praktiske gruppeoppgaver om oppgitte emner. Dersom oppgavene ikke blir godkjent, skal studenten få anledning til å levere en ny versjon. Arbeidskrav skal være gjennomført innen fastlagt tid, og godkjent av faglærer før studenten kan framstille seg til eksamen.

The form of assessment is a semester paper. The semester paper can be written individually, in which case its scope shall be approx. 15 pages, or it can be written in groups of two or three students, in which case it shall have a scope of approx. 20 pages.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

The exam papers are graded by one internal and one external examiner.

In order to take this course, the student must be familiar with the material covered in the bachelor¿s degree, such as HTML/CSS, databases and XML, as the course builds on this material.

Du kan søke opptak til dette emnet utenom masterutdanningen.

Opptakskrav

Samme opptakskrav som til master i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap, samt gjennomsnittskarakter C fra bachelorgraden.