Stockholm university
Department of Public Health Sciences

Social inequalities in health (7.5 ECTS)

The purpose of the course is to give the student knowledge about central theoretical and empirical aspects of social inequalities in health. The course includes an overview of how health is distributed across different groups based on their social position in society (with regard to e.g., occupational class, education, income, foreign background, and sex/gender). The student will also become familiar with and discuss various theoretical and analytical concepts and models used to explain social inequalities in health.

Course dates

Autumn 2025, period C (November, 3rd - December, 1st)

PH004F1 Syllabus valid from Autumn 2025 (211 Kb)

PH004F1 Kursplan giltig fr.o.m. HT2025 (213 Kb)

Course manager

Andrea Dunlavy and Olof Östergren

Schedule

Please note that changes can be made until one month before the course starts.

PH004F1 Schedule, Autumn term 2024

Literature list

Please note that changes can be made until two months before the course starts.

PH004F1 Course literature Autumn 2024 rev 2024-09-10 (134 Kb)

More information

This course is offered in collaboration with Master’s programme in public health sciences: Societal and individual perspectives. Teaching occasions are to be attended jointly with master students. All registered students will get access to course material in the learning platform Athena.

Admission

If you are interested in taking the course, please send an email to our education administrator, contact information below.

 

Contact

 

 

Education Administrator, Doctoral level
Wenche Gros

Education Administrator, Doctoral level

phd.admin.publichealth@su.se
Study counsellor
Shona McLean

Study counsellor

studievagledare.publichealth@su.se
08-16 14 25
Director of Studies, Doctoral level
Sara Brolin Låftman

Director of Studies

sara.brolin.laftman@su.se

Last updated: May 5, 2025

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