Kursplan

SYLLABUS

Health and social change, 30 ECTS Credits

COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Hälsa och samhälle - HOA
SUBJECT AREA

COURSE CODE

HASSD5

AIM OF THE COURSE

The goal of this course is:
- to analyse theories and evidence concerning the relationship between health and society
- to be acquainted with historical and contemporary approaches
- to be acquainted with comparative analysis
- to be acquainted with interdisciplinary perspectives and methods
- to be acquainted with structural and individual perspectives
- to be aware of the impact of more general factors and specific contexts
- to get a basic understanding of the relation between humanistic and biomedical research
- to widen the knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods
- to analyse current international research and trends within this field
- to apply this knowledge on periods of profound change
- to develop the critical and analytical skills, demonstrated in a thesis

CONTENTS

1. Social Transitions and Health - Theories and Evidence - c. 5 weeks
· Health and society in time and space
· Socio-economic factors gender and health
· Psycho-social factors, stress and health: Between biography and biology
· Symbolic capital, human resources and health
· Case 1: 19th Century Sweden: From agrarian to industrial society
· Case 2: Eastern Europe: From state socialism to a western liberal society
· Case 3: South Africa: From apartheid to Rainbow Society
· Case 4: HIV/AIDS - Culture, class, gender, economy, politics and epidemics
2. Methods, 5 p. - c. 5 weeks
3. Thesis, 10 p. - c. 10 weeks

TEACHING

Lectures, problem based seminars, term papers and supervision.

EXAMINATION

Active participation in seminars, short papers. Thesis, submitted and defended at a seminar.

Students who have failed an examination are normally allowed to retake it on two additional accasions, one of which should be arranged shortly after the first examination.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course three times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have failed an examination are normally allowed to retake it on two additional occasions, one of which should be arranged shortly after the first examination.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course three times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

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

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Documented knowledge of English equivalent to “Engelska B” is required, or an international proficiency test, e.g. TOEFL, minimum score 550/213.All applicants must satisfy the specific requirements of three semesters of full-time in-depth studies (Swedish C-level) in a major subject relevant to the course at an internationally recognised university.

GRADING

The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F

CERTIFICATE

Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.

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 and social change
Health and Social Change

Department responsible
for the course or equivalent: IHS - Department of Health and Society

Registrar No: 78/04-41

Course Code: HASSD5

Exam codes: see Local Computer System

Subject/Subject Area : Hälsa och samhälle - HOA

Level		Education level			Subject Area Code		Field of Education
D					HOA		SA

The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2003-03-03