Master Thesis in Global Health
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 30
- Teaching semesters Autumn
- Course code
- INTH395B
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The general aim of the master thesis is for the student to acquire general research skills and experience, and to gain skills in independent critical thinking.
In the thesis research project, the student should demonstrate skills in planning, conducting, analysing and reporting on a global health investigation. The master's thesis could be based on material collected through a short 3-4 week field work, or on existing data material and/or literature.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the student will have the following knowledge, skills and general competence in global health research:
Knowledge
The student is able to:
- Explain the purpose and qualities of objectives and research questions
- Discuss relevant theories/concepts related to his/her own research project
- Describe relevant rules and regulations on ethical research requirements
Skills
The student is able to:
- Develop relevant research questions
- Carry out critical literature review on well-defined and relevant health-related topics
- Design and carry out research using the standards of the qualitative or the quantitative scientific methods, according to appropriate ethical standards
- Present a written thesis with the structure and logical composition that characterizes an academic text
- Discuss research findings with due attention to validity
General competence
The student is able to:
- Use the acquired research competence to understand and discuss topics of global health
- Communicate research findings to a general public audience
- Engage in public debates on global health.
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Open to students registered in the Master programme in Global Health.
The thesis work needs to be combined with a 30 ECTS internship period.
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
The thesis is defended in an oral thesis examination with an internal and an external examiner.
AI tools can be used in accordance with the guidelines of the Faculty of Medicine” (see Use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the Faculty of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine | UiB), for the following purposes:
A- General activities (e.g. generation of search strings) as long as AI content is not copied directly into the text
B- “Editing” and “improvement” of your work
C- Support for visual representations that is not part of your own results
All use of AI must be declared in a separate statement with an appropriate sub-heading explaining how and how much AI has been used and which tools that were used. Also, all compulsory work must adhere strictly to UiB’s statements on Academic Integrity and Cheating (https://www.uib.no/en/sa/165062/academic-integrity-and-cheating). Non-adherence will be judged as cheating.