HEL600 Critical perspectives on health challenges and health promotion
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
EnglishRecommended prerequisites
EX-602 Philosophy of Science
Course contents
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Health promotion related to demographic, political and socioeconomic changes
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Health promotion: critical perspectives; health promotion at a local level
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Health challenges of today¿s Western society
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Health, moral and ethical issues
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the candidate:
Knowledge
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is at the international forefront of knowledge of selected health challenges at local, national and international level
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can evaluate the appropriateness and usefulness of various methods and processes of social and cultural dimensions of health promotion
Skills
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can formulate research questions, plan and carry out research about health science and health promotion at an international level
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can analyse and handle complex academic questions and challenge established knowledge and practice within health science and health promotion
General competence
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can identify new and relevant ethical issues within health science and carry out his/her research with scholarly integrity
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can participate in debates within health science and health promotion in international forums
Examination requirements
Participation at obligatory lectures and seminars and group work.
Teaching methods
Lectures, group work and seminars.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral presentation and examination for max 1 hour. The examination will be linked to obligatory literature and group work. The exam will be assessed to pass or fail.