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SYLLABUS
Health and Illness in Humanities and Social Sciences I: Modern Classical Theories, 18 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Single Subject Course
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Health and Society - HOA
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   HIHD05
AIM OF THE COURSE
The aim of this course is for the students to increase their understanding of the theories and works, which are fundamental to current perspectives on the complex relationship between society, individuals and health.
CONTENTS
This course explores central topics concerning health, illness, health care, health professions and medical science. It tackles modern theories from different disciplines through examining important works of major thinkers in the field.
TEACHING
The course is conducted primarily in the form of reading and discussion seminars. Instruction consists of lectures and seminars.
EXAMINATION
Examination is carried out continuously during the course. However, class discussion is a major grading factor. All students are required to attend and actively participate in all class sessions by submitting own questions and written texts relevant to the field that will form the basis of the class discussions.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two 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

Eligible for the course are those who have earlier studies at least up to a level corresponding to three years of study at a Swedish university, i.e. approximately equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree at a British university.

Applicants with a professional degree are eligible provided they fulfil the specific admission requirements.

International students who do not have English as their native language must prove proficiency in English by submitting results from a TOEFL test or other internationally recognised tests (TOEFL score at least 213/550).

Applicants who have previously studied in Sweden must at the start of the programme hold a Kandidatexamen in a relevant field or a professional degree of at least three years of study.

In addition, all applicants must fulfil the specific entrance requirements of in-depth studies for at least one-year in a field relevant for the programme such as sociology, history, philosophy, epidemiology, public health, ethics, including a degree thesis or final paper of approximately ten weeks of study.
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 Illness in Humanities and Social Sciences I: Modern Classical Theories
Health and Illness in the Humanities and Social Sciences I: Modern Classical Theories
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IHS - Department of Health and Society
           
Registrar No: 102/05-41   Course Code: HIHD05      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Health and Society - HOA          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
D       HOA   ÖV  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2005-05-09