Course syllabus for Project in Public Health Sciences for Exchange Students

Projekt inom folkhälsovetenskap för utbytesstudenter

Essential data

Course code: 2EE047
Course name: Project in Public Health Sciences for Exchange Students
Credits: 7.5
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Public Health Sciences
Level: AV - Second cycle
Grading scale: Fail (F), fail (Fx), sufficient (E), satisfactory (D), good (C), very good (B) or excellent (A)
Department: Department of Global Public Health
Decided by: Programme Committee 5
Decision date: 2014-04-16
Course syllabus valid from: Spring semester 2014

Specific entry requirements

The student must have qualifications that allow him/her to study at advanced level and must have completed at least one semester of advance studies.

English language skills equivalent to English B at Swedish upper secondary school.

Outcomes

After completing the course students should:

  • have acquired and be able to critically review the relevant scientific literature to broaden and deepen
    their knowledge of the selected project and its public health field.
  • show some independent, critical and creative thinking,
  • apply appropriate techniques to solve a given scientific task,
  • be able to place and evaluate their own work in the project-specific research fields and in a broader
    scientific perspective,
  • be able to formulate new scientific questions associated with the project;
  • be able to present their work in written or oral form.
  • in a safe manner and in good order handle scientific material,
  • carry out a project in a research ethical manner.

Content

An individual study plan is decided between the supervisor and study before the course starts.
Either to write a project plan or to write a report/manuscript of an ongoing or completed project. The project is selected in agreement with the supervisor and the plan for the work is approved by the course leader. The project is an individual written work and may consist of different parts depending on the student’s choice of project. The project is to be presented in written form but should preferably also be presented orally at a seminar or equivalent

Teaching methods

Individual work with guidance.

Examination

The submitted written individual task is the basis for the examination.
The examination consists of written and if appropriate, oral presentation of the project.

Other directives

The course language is English.

Literature and other teaching aids

Literature and other teaching aids is individually designed based on the needs of the individual student.