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| Titel | Global Sexual and Reproductive Health: Basic Concepts and State of the Art |
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| Kursnummer | 3069 |
| Program | Infektionsbiologi och global hälsa (BIGH) |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Antal högskolepoäng | 3.0 |
| Datum | 2018-10-08 -- 2018-11-09 | Kursansvarig institution | Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa |
| Särskild behörighet | |
| Kursens syfte | Understanding of how sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is shaped, and its effects on future generations is crucial for all researchers involved in global health, maternal health and many other areas related to health. This course will provide participants with the theoretical tools to review and carry out research in SRH. Online lectures and readings will take place before the on-campus week and an assignment given to all students at the beginning of the course and submitted at the end of the course |
| Kursens lärandemål | At the end of the course the student should be able to: 1. Describe core concepts of reproduction, maternal mortality and -morbidity and sexual health in a global context 2. Understand sexuality and reproduction in a public health- and global perspective. 3. Show advanced knowledge of how socio-, political-, economic- and ethical factors relate and influence SRH 4. Utilise, analyse and interpret data and measurements in SRH 5. Have knowledge regarding state of the art in SRH- where are the current gaps in research |
| Kursens innehåll | This course covers: 1. Introduction to general and core concepts in reproductive and sexual health in a global context 2. Underlying causes of (in)equities in SRH 3. SDGs and other policy initiatives and their relation to SRH globally 4. Designing research projects aiming to study relevant research questions in SRH |
| Arbetsformer | Online lectures and readings will take place before the on-campus week and an assignment given to all students at the beginning of the course and submitted at the end of the course. The course will use interactive lectures, seminars, practical exercises and projects. |
| Obligatoriska moment | Hand in the assignments, participate in discussions, create a poster. |
| Examination | Essay that will be graded as fail or pass. Create a poster. It has to be shown that all the intended learning outcomes of the course are achieved. |
| Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel | Individual readings will be primarily the book, Reproductive, Maternal. Newborn and Child Health, The World Bank, 2016. Chapters 1-3, 6 and the relevant parts of chapter 7,14-17, as well as journal articles and individual book chapters. The students should also read relevant WHO policies, -guidelines, and -reports in SRH. |
| Antal studenter | 8 - 15 |
| Urval av studenter | Selection will be based on 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) date for registration as a doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date) |
| Övrig information | The course will start and end with 1.5 ECT self-studies in terms of online activities and readings. The on-campus teaching (in Solna and in Uppsala) will take place 22-26 October. |
| Ytterligare kursledare | Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, kristina.gemzell@ki.se |
| Senaste kursvärdering | Not available |
| Kursansvarig |
Elin Larsson Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa elin.larsson@ki.se |
| Kontaktpersoner |
Kristina Gemzell Danielsson Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa 0851772128 Kristina.Gemzell@ki.se |
