HEL100 Public Health - Definitions and Ethical Principles
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Kjersti Karolin Danielsen
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Public Health
Teaching language
Norwegian.Course contents
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The content and limitations of public health work
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Important concepts and definitions; health, disease, prevention, health promotion, salutogenesis, quality of life, empowerment
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Epidemiology
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The historical development of public health and public health administration
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Official documents for public health work
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knowledge-based public health work
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Ethical perspectives and challenges in public health
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will:
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have basic knowledge within public health work and its knowledge-based foundation
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have knowledge of official and public documents concerning public health work at a national level
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be able to reflect upon central concepts related to public health
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be able to explain the development of public health in a historical perspective
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be able to identify, describe and reflect upon important ethical challenges in public health work
Examination requirements
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Group work with an oral presentation must be successfully approved before the student can sit the examination
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Attendance requirements must be met.
Please see the semester plan for details.
Teaching methods
Literature studies, lectures and group work.
Attendance is compulsory for parts of the course -see the semester plan for more details.
Estimated student workload is 270 hours.
Evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. Subject to avalibility or capacity.
Assessment methods and criteria
A graded 4-hour individual written examination.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| HEL100 – Public health - skill, idea and ideology | 10 |