SFOK20005U Social Inequality in Health and Diseases
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The course deal will several aspects of health inequalities, causes, consequences and possible interventions. It will deal will political an ethical aspects of health inequalities. Furthermore, epistemological issues in dealing with health inequalities will be discussed.
The purpose of the course is that the students shall be able to understand health inequalities from different disciplinary perspective and combine these and present them, orally and in written form.
After the course, students should be able to:
Knowledge
- The students shall be aquainted with descriptions and analyses of social inequalities in health, their causes and consequences, as understood in different disciplines, such as epidemiology, health policy analysis, sociology.
Skills
- They shall be able to critically evaluate research performed in different disciplines on aspects of social inequalities in health. They shall be able to evaluate research performed in different disciplines.
Competencies
- The students shall be able to use different disciplinary approches in presenting issues related to social inequalities in health, their causes, consequences and the measues taken to reduce them. This includes both using different theories and methods.
Collection of articles.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 40
- Preparation
- 100
- Exam
- 130
- Total
- 270
Open for credit transfer students and other external students. Apply here:
Credit transfer students:
https://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/study-information/credit-transfer-students/
Other external students:
https://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/student-mobility/guest-students/
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Portfolio, hele kursetThe portfolio consist of oral presentations, posters and written assignments. The student will have to make some of these in groups and others individually. The final written assignment must be uploaded in Digital Exam for assessment at the date prescribed in the exam schedule.
- Exam registration requirements
The portfolio consist of oral presentations, posters and written assignments. The student will have to make some of these in groups and others individually. The final written assignment must be uploaded in Digital Exam for assessment at the date prescribed in the exam schedule.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
- Exam period
- Re-exam
Criteria for exam assesment
In order to achive the grade 12, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
- The students shall be aquainted with descriptions and analyses of social inequalities in health, their causes and consequences, as understood in different disciplines, such as epidemiology, health policy analysis, sociology. .
Skills
- They shall be able to critically evaluate research performed in different disciplines on aspects of social inequalities in health.
- They shall be able to evaluate research performed in different disciplines.
Competencies
- The students shall be able to use different disciplinary approches in presenting issues related to social inequalities in health, their causes, consequences and the measues taken to reduce them. This includes both using different theories and methods.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SFOK20005U
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Please see the schedule in syllabus.
- Course capacity
- 40 students
- Course is also available as continuing and professional education
- Study board
- The Study Board for Public Health Science and Global Health
Contracting department
- Department of Public Health
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Signild Vallgårda (4-786e7b6645787a736933707a336970)
Lecturers
Researchers within the Department of Public Health