HEV9001 Health and Welfare - Approaches and Perspectives
- Course codeHEV9001
- Number of credits5
- Teaching semester2023 Autumn
- Language of instructionNorwegian/English
- CampusElverum, Lillehammer
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Different scientific approaches to and perspectives on health and welfare.
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The concept of health and welfare in a historical context.
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Importance of individual, social and environmental conditions for health and welfare.
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The importance of an inter-scientific approach to health and welfare for research, politics, service design and performance.
Learning Outcome
Candidates:
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have in-depth knowledge about different approaches to the concepts of health and welfare.
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have in-depth knowledge about how the concepts of health and welfare have evolved in a historical context.
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can assess the different understandings of health and welfare, and the importance they have for research, politics, and the organisation and performance of health and welfare services.
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can assess the appropriateness of and apply inter-scientific approaches within the subject area.
Candidates:
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can formulate issues for discussion based on different understandings of health and welfare.
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can deal with the consequences of different approaches to and understandings of health and welfare.
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can critically reflect on their own theoretical starting point for research in the subject area
Candidates:
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can identify ethical issues related to key concepts within the subject area.
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can express oral and written theoretical perspectives within the subject area.
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can assess and convey understandings of key concepts within the subject area, and their consequences.
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Lectures.
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Seminars involving student presentation.
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Essays/task writing.
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Self-study
Language of instruction:
Teaching is mainly conducted in Scandinavian languages and English, depending on the native language of the lecturer. If there are participants who do not use Scandinavian languages, English is used as a course language.
Form of assessment | Grading scale | Grouping | Duration of assessment | Support materials | Proportion | Comment |
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Home exam | Passed - not passed | Individual |
Individual home examination consisting of an essay where the candidate’s project is discussed in light of different perspectives on health and welfare (maximum 3500 words).
Form of assessment:
Pass/Fail