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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Global sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa: begrepp, utmaningar och aktuell forskning |
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| English title | Global sexual and reproductive health: concepts, challenges and state of the art |
| Course number | 2947 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Board of Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2016-09-08 |
| Purpose of the course | 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 Ph.D. students with the theoretical tools to review and carry out research in SRH. |
| Intended learning outcomes | 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 sexual 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. Utilize, 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 |
| Contents of the course | 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 |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course will use interactive lectures, seminars, practical exercises and projects. |
| Compulsory elements | |
| Examination | Essay that will be graded as fail or pass. It has to be shown that all the intended learning outcomes of the course are achieved. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Individual readings will be primarily journal articles and individual book chapters. The students should also read relevant WHO policies, -guidelines, -reports and -materials in SRH. | Course responsible |
Elin Larsson Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa elin.larsson@ki.se |
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