Health Promotion in Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7.5 credits

Requirements for admission is having a bachelor's degree or vocational degree worth at least 180 ECTS credits in healthcare or nutrition

After completion of the course the students should be able to:
- Recognise and apply theories and methods in health education, health promotion and social marketing
- Plan an intervention based on the existing evidence base and apply the steps according to a methodological model
- Compare and discuss different policy documents in the field of health promotion
- Identify relevant support systems and organisations acting in the field of health promotion
- Relate to different policy documents in the field of public health nutrition (at regional, national and international levels)

1. The course focuses on planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programmes in nutrition and physical activity; this part includes lectures and group work on how to plan an intervention. The group work will be presented both oral and written.
2. Basis for theories of health education, health promotion and social marketing are introduced and support systems and organisations in the field are discussed. This part includes lectures and seminars.
3. Policy documents in the field of health promotion; this part includes lectures, discussion and an individual assignment.

The course includes lectures, group work, seminars, individual assignment and student presentations.

a. To examine the learning outcomes related to planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programmes in nutrition and physical activity, an oral and written presentation and a written examination is used.
b. Examination of the learning objective related to basis for theories of health education, health promotion and social marketing a written examination is used.
c. To examine policy documents in the field of health promotion is based on an individual written report.
d. Grades are given according to the 3-graded scale; failed/passed/passed with distinction
e. Criteria for grades are handed out upon course start.


Students who fail in regular examination have the right to be examined six more times. This applies to examination of all compulsory modules. Students who have passed an examination have no right to be reexamined for a higher grade.
Students who have failed two times have the right to be examined by another teacher

The course has been cancelled and was offered for the last time in the autumn semester of 2008. Examination according to this syllabus will be provided until the autumn semester of 2024, for students who have not completed the course with a passing grade.

Upon course closures, the course is evaluated using Websurvey.

The course replaces the previous course QAL 169