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SYLLABUS
Health, Illness and the Body in Everyday Life I, 6 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Master´s Programme in Health and Society and Phoenix EM Dynamics of Health and Welfare
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Health and Society - HOA
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   737A14
AIM OF THE COURSE
The aim of the course is for the students to increase their understanding of the subjective, social and cultural dimensions of health, disease and the body, and of the interplay between these dimensions.

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

- show a basic understanding of the meaning, experience and management of health and illness in everyday life, in contrast to a biomedical perspective
- show a basic understanding of central social scientific concepts and theories within these areas, as well as with central social scientific conceptualisations of the body
- analyse and discuss these conceptualisation and theories orally and in writing
- besides with the obligatory course literature, independently search and use other references of relevance for questions related to the themes of the course.
CONTENTS
Specific topics to be covered from empirical and theoretical vantage points are: everyday conceptions (social representations) of health and illness, the experience and management of health and illness in everyday life, the place and importance of the body in social theory, adherence and responses to medical prescriptions and health promoting programmes, attitudes toward medical science, medical professionals and other health care providers. The main focus of the course is on the situations in contemporary western societies.
TEACHING
Central themes will be covered with key lectures. The students formulate questions for discussion at subsequent seminars, based on lectures, obligatory and individually referred texts. Alternatively as an individual reading course: turorials and a written assignment.
Language of instruction: English.
EXAMINATION
Active participation in seminars. Discussion of short papers presented by the students. Alternatively as an individual readning course: A written assignment.






Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must, by the closing date for application, hold a bachelor's degree/kandidatexamen (equivalent for example a professional degree) of at least 180 ECTS credits, including a 15 ECTS credit degree paper or equivalent. Documented knowledge of English equivalent to "ENGELSKA B" is required, or an international proficiency test, e.g. TOEFL, minimum score 550/213. iELTS: at least overall score 6.0.
All applicants must show in-depth studies for at least one year in a field relevant for the course such as sociology, history, philosophy, epidemiology, public health, and ethics. Studies in medical and natural sciences may be accepted, if considered a relevant background for the course.
GRADING
The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F
CERTIFICATE
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Health, Illness and the Body in Everyday Life I
Hälsa, sjukdom och kroppen i vardagslivet I (Health, Illness and the Body in Everyday life I)
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IHS - Department of Health and Society
           
Registrar No: 1324/06-41   Course Code: 737A14      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Health and Society - HOA          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
A1X   Advanced level     HOA   HU