Stockholm university
Department of Public Health Sciences

Introduction to Public Health Sciences: A brief overview (3 ECTS)

The course "Introduction to Public Health Sciences: A brief overview" (PH018F1) is aimed at PhD students from all disciplinary backgrounds seeking to deepen their knowledge about public health and/or undertake advanced research in the field of public health.

Course dates

October 3 - October 15, 2024

PH018F1 Syllabus, valid from Autumn term 2024 (78 Kb)

PH018F1 Kursplan, giltig fr.o.m. HT2024 (37 Kb)  (på svenska, juridiskt dokument)

Course content

The purpose of the course is to introduce the social science perspective in public health to students with limited or no prior knowledge in public health sciences. The course provides a historical contextualization of the social science perspective in public health sciences, an overview of the main theoretical frameworks and fundamental concepts.

Course manager

Sol Juárez and Peter Larm

Course literature

Please note that changes to the course literature can be made until two months befor the course starts.

PH018F1 Course literature, valid from 2024 (199 Kb)

More information

Please see the course description:

PH018F1 Course description, Autumn term 2024 (134 Kb)

All registered students will get access to more detailed course information in the learning platform Athena.

Admission

If you are interested in taking the course, please email to our education administrator. You will find contact information below.

N.B. Application deadline is July 3, 2024.

 

 

Contact

Further questions?

If you have any questions about the course, please contact our education administrator.

Education Administrator, Doctoral level
Wenche Gros

Education Administrator, Doctoral level

phd.admin.publichealth@su.se
Director of Studies, Doctoral level
Sara Brolin Låftman

Director of Studies

sara.brolin.laftman@su.se
Study counsellor
Shona McLean

Study counsellor

studievagledare.publichealth@su.se
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Last updated: September 9, 2024

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