Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Master's Programme in Clinical Health Science

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course students will:
  • be able to analyse the concepts of health, sickness, and body in relation to different ways of understanding
  • be able to analyse different perspectives on vertical and horizontal interaction
  • have insight into challenges connected to organization and management in health services
  • make use of knowledge on innovative processes in the development of future-oriented health services
  • be able to analyse lines of treatment/patient flow and assess the quality of the services offered
  • have thorough knowledge on ethical, legal, and security related challenges in the services

Contents

  • Different perspectives on the body, health, and sickness
  • Different perspectives on vertical and horizontal interaction
  • Challenges connected to organization and management
  • Changes in lines of treatment/patient flow and the quality of the services offered
  • Innovative processes and the development of future-oriented health services
  • Ethical, legal, and security related challenges in the services

Teaching and learning methods

Online studies, lectures, independent study, and group work. Parts of the teaching are compulsory - see the course pamphlet for a detailed description.

The course has an expected workload of 405 hours.

Examination requirements

  • Passed course requirements
  • Compulsory attendance requirements met

For further description of the requirements, please see the course pamphlet.

Examinations

A graded five-day written individual take-home examination.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course, 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.
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