SGLK15009U Transitions in Urban Living: From Global to Local using the Municipality of Copenhagen as a Case
MSc in Global Health - electives
Through a combination of lectures, discussions and field visits the participants will be introduced to inter-disciplinary, research-based and solution-oriented approaches to the challenges of urbanisation with examples from urban settings around the world.
Through group work the course will practice methods to assess the user perspective and wider stakeholder viewpoints as a way of informing priority setting and design of urban public space.
The course will have selected focus areas including promotion of health and wellbeing in the urban environment across age groups, socio-economic positions and cultural origin. Furthermore, the course will focus upon urban adaptation to climate change, managing environmental health risks and opportunities of green urban development and urban gardening.
The objective of the course is to provide the student with knowledge, skills and competences to identify, comprehend, analyse, discuss, and pursue approaches to address priority urban challenges in local and global contexts. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Knowledge
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge about predominant local and
global urban trends, challenges and responses related to health,
climate, demography, infrastructure, environment, cultural and
socio-economic factors.
Skills
Analyse and discuss the dynamics of selected features of urban
transition with reference to relevant literature, cases and
evidence.
Competencies
Make observations and collect data about present condition and
practices and perceived challenges and opportunities in a given
location, including relevant stakeholders in this process and
integrating range of reflections and findings in presentation of
proposal.
In order for the participants to prepare and familiarize themselves with the relevant topics and methodologies for each course module selected elective and mandatory readings and other resources will be made available prior to course start.
A core element of the course will relate to the group assignment to prepare and present a future vision and layout of a particular urban space in Copenhagen selected in partnership with the Municipality of Copenhagen. In this process participants - divided into groups - will collect a range of data and information making use of the theories and methods introduced by the lecturers and in the readings.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 6
- Lectures
- 24
- Preparation
- 68
- Project work
- 40
- Total
- 138
Please find application form at the summer course web page: http://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/summercourses/
The application deadline is 1st April 2017.
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Practical oral examinationContinuous assessment with final oral exam.
During the summer school, the students work on a case-based project in groups.
On the last day to pass the course the project must be presented by the groups to and approved by a panel of experts including representatives from the University of Copenhagen and selected stakeholders from the outside. - Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
- Exam period
Please see the exam plan
- Re-exam
Please see the exam plan
Criteria for exam assesment
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Knowledge
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge about predominant local and
global urban trends, challenges and responses related to health,
climate, demography, infrastructure, environment, cultural and
socio-economic factors.
Skills
Analyse and discuss the dynamics of selected features of urban
transition with reference to relevant literature, cases and
evidence.
Competencies
Make observations and collect data about present condition and
practices and perceived challenges and opportunities in a given
location, including relevant stakeholders in this process and
integrating range of reflections and findings in presentation of
proposal.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SGLK15009U
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Placement
- Summer
14/8 - 25/8 2017
- Schedule
- 9 - 17
- Course capacity
- 25
- Study board
- The Study Board for Public Health Science and Global Health
Contracting department
- Department of Public Health
Course responsibles
- Flemming Konradsen (4-6e747377487b7d766c36737d366c73)