Preparedness for health crises: a multidisciplinary approach
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 3
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- ELMED328
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
A candidate who has completed the course should have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge. The candidate ...
-understands the complexity and uncertainty in the development of evidence regarding health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic
- understands the need of different disciplines, methods, processes and stakeholders in research and education projects related to health crises
-can contribute to the development of new transdisciplinary knowledge, new theories, methods, interpretations and forms of documentation in the field
Skills. The candidate ...
- can formulate complex problems, research and scholarly and/or artistic development work incorporating different perspectives
- can be part of research and scholarly and/or artistic research work of a high international standard
- can handle complex academic issues and challenge established knowledge and practice in the field
General competence. The candidate ...
- can identify new relevant ethical issues and carry out his/her research with scholarly integrity
- can discuss complex interdisciplinary assignments and projects
- can assess the need for, initiate and practice innovation
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
University Master student or completed BSc, according to the requirements for admission to the Master programmes
Good knowledge of the English language, both written and oral
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
- Face to face lectures, including Case-based learning (CBL) and Team based learning (TBL), three hours before lunch (9:00-12:00), three hours after lunch (12:30-15:30) for one week
- Group work based on previously defined exercises every afternoon during one weeks and work on individual assignments
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
- 80% attendance on practical sessions like group work is required
- Accepted presentation of group work
- Electronic course evaluation
- For PhD accepted essay (SDG928)
Forms of Assessment
Evaluation of group work presentations (passed/failed - bestått/ikke bestått)
(For PhD students, essay (3000 words))
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
Course Evaluation
Examination Support Material
Programme Committee
Course Coordinator
Course Administrator
Pierina Benavente: Pierina.Benavente@uib.no