Social inequalities in health (7.5 ECTS)
The purpose of the course "Social inequalities in health" (PH004F1) is to give knowledge about central theoretical and empirical aspects of social inequalities in health. The course includes an overview of how health is distributed across different group based on the social position in society (with regard to e.g. occupational class, education, income, foreign background, and sex/gender). The student will become familiar with and discuss various models that explains the association between social stratification, life chances, and health. The course focuses on concurrent research and aims to give a basic understanding of the research front.
Course dates
Autumn 2024, period C (November, 4th - December, 4th)
PH004F1 Kursplan giltig från HT2023 (83 Kb)
Course content
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 group based on the social position in society (with regard to e.g. occupational class, education, income, foreign background, and sex/gender). The student will become familiar with and discuss various models that explains the association between social stratification, life chances, and health. The course focuses on concurrent research and aims to give a basic understanding of the research front.
Course manager
Jonas Landberg
Schedule
The schedule will be announced at least one month before the course starts.
Literature list
Please note that the course literature can be changed up until two months before the course starts.
PH004F1 Course literature 2023 (108 Kb)
More information
This course is offered in collaboration with the Master’s programme in public health sciences: Societal and individual perspectives. The teaching occasions are to be attended jointly with the master students. You will find more information in the PH004F1 Course plan (above). All registered students will get access to the schedule and course material in Athena.
Admission
If you are interested in taking the course, please send an email to our study administrator kursadmin.publichealth@su.se
Contact
Further questions?
If you have any questions about the course, please contact
Study administrator kursadmin.publichealth@su.se
Director of Studies
Study administrator
Last updated: March 6, 2024
Source: Department of Public Health Sciences