Health Science II: Health Promotion MHV146
This course shall provide knowledge about health promotion, co-creation, and social innovation, as well as health psychology and coping with stress. The course is designed to provide knowledge about the importance of participation and influence from individuals and communities in respect of health. It will look more deeply at co-creation and social innovation as perspectives and strategies for service development and integration, health promotion, and public health. It will address knowledge about how health processes can influence people’s lives. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of health literacy, to have control and to cope with circumstances that affect our health.
Course description for study year 2021-2022. Please note that changes may occur.
MHV146
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10
Spring
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Spring
Norwegian
Upon completion of this course, the students are expected to have the following knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Knowledge
The candidate:
- possess a thorough knowledge of the basic theories and strategies relating to health promotionpossess a thorough knowledge of theoretical perspectives and approaches for co-creation and social innovationpossess a thorough knowledge of the various traditions and key aspects which apply to stress and coping with stressful life situations
Skills
The candidate:
- analyse and discuss the connections between health promotion, co-creation, and social innovationanalyse and discuss the connections between health and different ways of coping with stress and stressful life situationsidentify the need for research and service development in areas relating to health promotion, co-creation, and social innovation
General Competence
The candidate:
- apply relevant knowledge and skills on health promotion, co-creation and social innovation in the health and welfare servicescommunicate and discuss current issues relating to health promotion, co-creation and social innovation
Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
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Home exam | 1/1 | 7 Days | Letter grades | All |
Students shall individually write a 3,000-word paper (+/- 10%) based on a given text. The exam will be organised as a home exam.
All students at the Master’s programme of Health Sciences.
Students with a Bachelor’s degree in health and social sciences can apply for the course
Course | Reduction (SP) |
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Health Promotion and Coping (MHS143) | 10 |
The User Perspective; Theory and Empiricism (MHS130) | 10 |