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 associations between social stratification, life chances, and health. The course focuses on concurrent research and aims to give a basic understanding of the research front.
More information will be published for registered students in Athena no later than one month before the course starts.
Teaching Format
The teaching will be based on lectures and seminars.
The course will be taught in English.
Detailed course information will be published for registered students in the learning platform Canvas at the start of the course. Please also see the course plan.
Course managers
Andrea Dunlavy and Olof Mpumwire Östergren
Assessment
The course is examined through a knowledge test, an oral presentation of a group assignment and an invigilated on-campus exam.
The examination will be in English.
Dates for examination will be published in the schedule no later than one month before the course starts. More information on examination will be published at the start of the course in Athena for registered students. Please also see the course plan.
Examiner
Andrea Dunlavy
Reception by appointment.
Study Counsellor
Study counselling for all study levels.
Contact person for study support to students with long-term disabilities.
Study Administrator, Basic and Advanced Level
Coordinator, Master's Programme in Public Health Science
Sol Juarez
Director of Studies, Basic and Advanced levels
Jonas Landberg
Teacher
Andrea Dunlavy
Teacher
Olof Mpumwire Östergren
