Health Science and Implementation: Conceptual Foundations

Third-cycle level | 2.0 credits (HEC) | Course code: H1F5294
HT 2025
Study period: 2025-09-10 - 2025-09-18
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2025-04-15 - 2025-05-06
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Course description

The course gives an introduction of concepts that shape and are shaped by health science. Discussions and critical reflectionon on these concepts forms the basis for understanding implementation and utilization of evidence-based interventions in this field of research. 

Illustrations will be used to generate discussion about research methodologies, methods, and implementation strategies. Moreover, the course rests on assumptions that utility/relevance of research is important, thus challenging course participants to reflect on the practice and social implications as well as utility for health science research. The course builds on illustrations from different fields such as environmental medicine, health education, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, public health, and social work to name some.

This course is given jointly for the Research School in Health Science, for which this is a mandatory course.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

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

Selection

Selection 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

Kay Sundberg

Course syllabus

H1F5294

Department

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Doctoral programme

Health Care Science (Puf-V)

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

Implementation, Health science, Conceptual foundations

CONTACTKay Sundberg

kay.sundberg@ki.se