- demonstrate knowledge of global health problems, predominantly in low- and middle income countries;
- describe maternal, newborn, child, adolescent and sexual health and rights;
- understand epidemiology, theoretical research models and research ethics;
- explain the UN Sustainable Development Goals and their importance in improving global health;
- understand how health policies are developed, analyzed and used;
- understand the need and the future of technological innovations in global health development;
- identify and understand ecological factors influencing health.
Learning outcome - Master of Science (MSc) in Global Health - Trondheim
MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME, 2 YEARS
Global Health
Knowledge
The candidate will be able to
Skills
The candidate will be able to
- work in interdisciplinary teams;
- formulate accurate research questions and write a project protocol;
- use quantitative and qualitative research methods;
- critically value when to use different research method;
- plan, collect data, analyze, synthetize material, present results orally and written;
- critically read, interpret and discuss scientific literature.
General competencies
The candidate will have developed
- competence in global health and different ways to address this;
- experience of incentives and barriers to improvements;
- awareness of interrelations between health, cultural, social, ecological and political dimensions;
- utilization of technology as innovation in health managements;
- communication of global health issues.