Preventing Illnes or Promoting Health: Concepts and Illustrations from Healthcare Science Perspectives

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: H1F5222

Course description

The course builds on a coordinated series of lectures, discussions, and debates comprising topics of health promotion and illness prevention grounded in current research conducted across departments at Karolinska Institutet and in collaboration with partner universities/organizations. The course builds on a mix of active reading and reflection in combination with dialogue in tandem with taking part of learning activities with experts in the field.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 

Selection

Selection, within each category of applicants (selection category), will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation).
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).


Course director

Ann-Helen Patomella

Course syllabus

H1F5222

Department

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Doctoral programme

Health Care Science (Puf-V)

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

prevention, förebyggande, health , promotion, intervention

CONTACTAnn-Helen Patomella

ann-helen.patomella@ki.se