Basic epidemiology and health situation 1 part (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet

After completing the course, students will:
- know the values, strategies and visions of each partner university
- be familiar with the structure and study modules of this master’s program
- be able to plan their studies according to the program structure and their finalized individual study plans
- know how to use online study and information services
- be familiar with Leininger’s theory of transcultural nursing
- be familiar with the basic approaches to global health research and research ethics
- be able to complete a community analysis to understand the local situation, comparing it to the global health situation
- be familiar with the following issues:
- theoretical basis of global health
- global burden of diseases, tropical diseases.

Sisältö

Core contents:
- Introduction to Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences and University of Eastern Africa, Baraton: values, strategies, visions.
- Introduction and overview of the Master’s Degree Program in Global
Health Care: study modules, the final project, learning methods, study
guidance and counseling, online studies and the Fronter platform, individual study plans.
- St1udy ethics: plagiarism, student and teacher responsibilities
- Systematic information seeking and use of electronic library services
- Theoretical basis of global health studies: key concepts
- Introduction to Leininger’s model of transcultural nursing
- Global health situation
- Global burden of diseases
- Global health, global health research and research ethics