General description

Seminar course on current topics in global health.

Learning outcomes

To give the students skills in seminar presentation and essay writing as well as provide knowledge on selected important topics within global health that are not covered in the thematic courses.

Contents

The topics of the seminar will cover environmental, social, political and economical aspects of health as well as the role of development co-operation and industrial actors in global health. The precise topics will be selected during the course.

Further information on prerequisites and recommendations

Attendance is limited to students enrolled on the Master's program in Health Sciences (International Health).

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Seminar	22 h	0 h

Seminars, presentation in seminars, essay writing

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Pass/fail.
Pass/fail evaluation of the essay and presentation

Further information

Organization responsible: Department of International Health, University of Tampere Medical School

Belongs to following study modules