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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2012 Sund |
| ECTS points: |
20 ECTS |
| Pris: |
DKK 38,000 |
Semester: |
fall |
| Varighed: |
Full time lectures and exercises, including a few days of individual or group study.
The course includes a five week field trip to Vellore, India (11 November - 15 December 2011).
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| Institutter: |
Copenhagen School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen. |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Associate Professor Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (D.Meyrowitsch@pubhealth.ku.dk) |
| Undervisnings- periode: |
29 August - 15 December 2012 |
| Formål: |
The overall objective of the course is through interdisciplinary teaching and problem-oriented learning to enable participants to work professionally for health development in low- and middle income communities. The specific teaching objectives are:
To provide the participants with an introduction to international health perspectives which include theoretical and methodological aspects of health research and disease control measures with a focus on low- and middle-income communities;
To provide the participants with a global insight into aspects of diseases of major public health relevance.
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| Indhold: |
The course includes an introduction to international health, global disease burdens, theory and methods applied in health research and disease control, and diseases of major public health relevance (e.g. HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, tropical infectious diseases, and non-communicable diseases). The main themes of the module include quantitative and qualitative research methodology, sexual and reproductive health, child health, nutrition, water and sanitation, vector-borne diseases, mental health, disease prevention and control including aspects of chemotherapy and resistance. |
| Tilmelding: |
Application deadline for this course is 1 April 2011
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| Formelle krav: |
The applicants must live up to the Master of International Health admission criteria.
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| Eksamensform: |
Grading according to the Danish 7-scale.
One individual 48-hour essay-based examination and one individual oral examination.
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
www.mih.ku.dk |
| Bemærkninger: |
This is a mandatory core course in the Master of International Health programme.
TropEd accreditation:
Accredited in 2005. This accreditation is valid until 2010.
Class size:
The number of participants is limited to 40. The course may be cancelled if there are less than 12 participants.
Scholarships:
We currently do not offer any scholarships, but on our site about funding possibilities we have collected some information that might be useful.
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| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
14/3-2012 |