Spring 2006

Utfyllende informasjon
Peace, health and medical work' is an elective module offered by the Centre for International Health in cooperation with the Institute of Community Medicine and the Center for Peace Studies to students and professionals who are interested in health-related international work.
Objectives
The optional module "Peace, health and medical work" is aimed at students planning to undertake international fieldwork. It will provide theoretical and analytical tools for comprehending the basic mechanisms of global medical peace work, and it will introduce necessary skills, knowledge and values. The module''s main objective is to create awareness about the potential role of health professionals in violence prevention and sustainable peace building.
Contents
Students will learn about different threats to peace and human security (such as proliferation of arms and unequal access to healthcare), and the various ways in which health professionals can act to counter such threats. Further, the module will focus on positive and negative impacts of humanitarian aid and development assistance, and outline the peace building capacity of health professionals in violent conflicts and post-war settings.
Form of teaching
In addition to regular lectures, teaching methods include group workshops, role-playing, a panel debate and a film screening.
Assessment
One home exam consisting of an essay (app. 5000 words) preferably linked to students'' field studies. The theme for the essay will be set up in accordance with a relevant tutor prior to the field study, and it will be due in at a set date upon return from field.
Examination semester
Spring
Type of course
Theoretical.
Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level.
Contact person/lecturer
Project coordinator Ingvill Konradsen Ceïde, phone 776 44641, e-mail: ingvill.k.ceide@sih.uit.no, and Higher Executive Officer Brigt Dale, phone 776 46582, e-mail: Brigt.Dale@ism.uit.no
Recommended reading/syllabus
Contact Centre for International Health, or Professor Knut Holtedahl, Institute of Community Medicine, e-mail: Knut.Holtedahl@ism.uit.no. Reading is descibed at http://uit.no/sih/6251/6
Homepage
http://uit.no/sih/6251/

Teaching spring 2006
This year the lectures will be given in a one week intensive programme in week 11. The final deadline to register for the course is the 1.February on UiTØ's Studentweb. The course gives 10 ECTS

First meeting 13.mars at 09:15.



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