Masters in medicine
Master programs in medicine
Master programs in medicine
The Master's in Clinical Health Sciences encompasses 120 credits and is standardized over two years (four semesters). The first and second semesters are comprised of required and elective subjects. The required subjects give students a foundation in methods and knowledge of the health care services. The elective subjects allow students to specialize in selected areas. The third and fourth semesters are devoted to the master's thesis (60 credits), where students have the opportunity to practice and work independently and in a scientific way with a problem in the subject area. The programme encourages students to use experience and knowledge from their everyday lives in their coursework. Instruction is concentrated in intensive blocks of weeks. This makes it easier to combine work and studies. The programme is primarily intended for applicants with a degree from a three-year health sciences programme, but applicants with other degrees may be accepted after individual evaluation.
The Master's in Health Sciences encompasses 120 credits and is an interdisciplinary programme between ISM and ISH (the Department of Social Work and Health Sciences). The programme consists of required and elective courses. The master's thesis (45 credits) can be taken either at DMF (clinical option) or SVT (the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management) (social sciences option). Instruction is concentrated in intensive blocks of weeks. The programme is intended for those with a three-year health degree from a university college, but students with a master's or bachelor's degree in social sciences may also apply for admission.
Africa Studies is an interdisciplinary three-year bachelor's and a two-year master's programme focused on Africa. The programme is also offered on-line. ISM and another department share responsibility for the "Illness and health in Africa" module (15 credits). The instruction focuses on disease, prevention and health promotion, along with the complex interplay between socioeconomic development, educational levels and health.
"Interdisciplinary Teamwork" is an interdisciplinary course for master's students at NTNU. The course is conducted in conjunction with different study programmes and faculties, and students work together in interdisciplinary groups on a selected problem from the community or the business world. ISM is responsible for a "village" with a community medicine theme. You can read more about this here (in Norwegian).