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Perspectives on Health and Society
7,5 credits

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Course code: HE8000

Decision: Approved by the Board of the Faculty of Health Science 2022-06-01. Valid from 2022-08-29.

Level: Second Cycle

Educational areas: Health Science 50%, Social Science 50%

Main field of study: Health Sciences

Proportion of placement: -

Swedish title: Perspektiv på hälsa och samhälle

Reference number: U2022-242-1217

General information

The course is offered as part of the Master Programme in Health Science, semester1. Form of study: Distance without meetings. Language of instruction: English.

Level of study

A1N Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Entry requirements








Result equivalent to 135 credits with at least 75 credits in health sciences or in medicine, humanities and social sciences with a scientific orientation in health sciences and verified knowledge of English corresponding to the course English 6 in the Swedish upper secondary school or equivalent.

Aim

The course aims to develop the student"s knowledge and understanding of health-related problems from a social science perspective as a basis for the study of health sciences.

Content

  • Theories and concepts of health in society.
  • Health care in a socio-cultural context.
  • Critical perspectives in health science.

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
On completion of the course, students shall be able to:

  • 1. Be able to explain and understand a social science perspective on health and disease.
  • 2. Be able to explain and understand a social science perspective on health care. 
  • 3. Be able to explain and understand critical social science perspectives on health and health care.
  • 4. Be able to explain and understand key issues in the social development and globalisation of health issues.

Competence and skills
On completion of the course, students shall be able to:

  • 5. Be able to justify positions in relation to health-related phenomena from a societal perspective.
  • 6. Be able to identify key issues within a social science perspective on health.

Judgement and approach
On completion of the course, students shall be able to:

  • 7. Be able to reflect critically on health and health care as social phenomena.
  • 8. Be able to critically evaluate and relate to both their own and society"s development of knowledge in health sciences.

Implementation

The course is online. The course content is introduced in themes and worked on individually and in groups via an online-learning platform. The course requires access to a computer and internet connection.

Examination – tests and forms

Assessment 1 (0,5 credits) Introduction to social perspectives on health
Written individual assignment focusing on a social perspective in health sciences. Intended learning outcome 6 is assessed. Grades of Pass and Fail are awarded.

Assessment 2 (1.5 credits) Health from a social perspective I
Written group discussion focusing on social science perspectives on health and health care. Intended learning outcomes 1-2 and 6-7 are assessed. Grades of Pass and Fail are awarded.

Assessment 3 (1.5 credits) Health from a social perspective II
Written group discussion focusing on critical and global social science perspectives on health and health care. Intended learning outcomes 3-4 and 6-7 are assessed. Grades of Pass and Fail are awarded.

Assessment 4 (4 credits) Analysis of a health-related phenomenon
Written individual take-home exam focusing on the analysis of a health-related phenomenon from a social science perspective. Intended learning outcomes 5-8 are assessed. Grades of Pass with credit, Pass and Fail are awarded.

Grades of Pass with credit, Pass and Fail are awarded. A grade of Pass for the course as a whole requires at least a grade of Pass in all the examinations. A grade of Pass with credit for the course as a whole furthermore requires a grade of Pass with credit in the examination corresponding to at least half of total course credits.

The University"s rules for summative assessment can be found at www.hkr.se/student.

Course evaluation

Course evaluation is carried out in accordance with guidelines issued by the University.

Decision

Approved by the Board of the Faculty of Health Science 2022-06-01. Valid from 2022-08-29.

Revisions

2024-02-23
Revidering av Allmänna uppgifter
Revision valid from 2024-02-23.
2023-02-16
revidering på litteraturlistan Uppdatering av år, upplaga och antal sidor, ändringar i blått
Revision valid from 2023-02-16.

Transitional rules

Students admitted under this syllabus are entitled to be assessed under it one (1) year after the syllabus has expired, i.e., has been replaced by a new syllabus or discontinued. A student who has not successfully completed a course with a passing grade one year after its syllabus has expired may, within a further two years and at the discretion of the examiner, be given the opportunity for re-assessment in accordance with a syllabus which can be deemed similar in content and where the summative assessment can be conducted without more than a marginal increase in resources expended. After these additional two years, the student may only obtain a certificate for completed examinations.

Literature

The literature list is subject to change up to 8 weeks before course start

Course literature is to some extent available for loan or download at the library. Talking books for students with reading impairment are searchable and downloadable in Legimus.

  • Conrad, P. & Leiter, V (2023), The Sociology of Health & Illness, Critical Perspectives. 11 edition. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications (800 p).

Artiklar och annat textmaterial motsvarande cirka 100 sidor tillkommer/Articles equivalent to 100 pages will be added.

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Contact

E-mail: info@hkr.se

Phone: +46 (0)44-2503000

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