Course GVÅ2WS

Global Health

4.5 Credits
First Cycle

Starts week 5, 2024

After completing the course, students will be able to:

  • apply the definitions of global health, human equality and gender equality as based on the 17 Global Goals in the UN‘s Agenda 2030
  • describe and discuss global health challenges such as poverty, epidemics, climate change, violence against specific groups in society, and migration
  • describe the role of a nursing student in another cultural context
  • explain the importance of language for communication across cultural boundaries.
Starts and ends:
week 5, 2024 - week 10, 2024
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English, can be given in Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements
Selection :
Guarenteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-V3H3F
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
3 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
10,575 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
10,575 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

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Course room in Learn

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Course Coordinator
Olivia Örtlund