The course covers issues related to ageing and health on the population level.
Learning outcomes
Having complete the course the student - knows the basic global trends of population aging - is familiar with the connections between aging and health on the population level, measured as mortality, healthy life expectancy, functional status and self-rated health - can characterize and investigate health, functioning and their determinants in very old populations - can analyze the challenges of population aging to health and social services - can analyze the consequences of population aging to family, work, and culture
Contents
Changing age structures, longevity Determinants and indicators of health in old age Consequences of population ageing: services, working life, family, culture Study designs in ageing research
Teaching methods
Classroom work
Teaching language
Finnish,
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
Finnish
In
English
Further information
Lectures
Group work
Independent work
Written exam
Completion options: Participation in classroom work AND Written exam
The course consists of: Lectures, group work, independent work and a written exam
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Further information
Minimum number of students for the course to be organized is 8.