Health equality and the right to health
Summary
With the aspiration to narrow the gap in health disparities, simplistic solutions are frequently attempted but often fall short. The primary objective of this course is to cultivate a heightened awareness of the complexity underlying the emergence and persistence of health inequalities.
It also aims to provide you with a fundamental comprehension of how the lens of human rights and the right to health contribute understanding of and action on health inequalities.
About
While the course delves into intricate subjects, it's crucial to understand its limitation to 7.5 credits. The goal isn't to make you experts in every aspect covered. Instead, it provides a glimpse into the challenges, encouraging a critical approach. A foundation that is essential for upcoming courses and your future career in public health.
The course gives a more critical and deeper understanding of how different concepts, theories, and frameworks add to our understanding of health inequalities but also affect our view on potential action. It also introduces health as a human right and legal concept and elaborates on potential challenges and opportunities in public health priorities, particularly policy, and interventions for mitigating health inequalities.
The course is planned with student-centred learning in focus which will require students to take active part, not only in reading the literature and attending lectures, but to relate to, and reflect on ones own experiences and engage in joint discussions and workshops.
Prerequisites and selection
Entry requirements
Qualification for admission to the course requires professional degree/Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits in a health science, social science, science, economics, arts or engineering field of education and grade Passed/E in English B/English 6
Selection
Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.
