General description

The course develops public health professionalism.

Learning outcomes

• To familiarizes students with career opportunities for a Master of Health Sciences in Finland and internationally.
• To provide skills to analyze features of different health professions, including values and ethical principles.
• To understand the dynamics of the migration of health care workers in a global context and particularly the effects it has on the developing countries.

Contents

Career options for health science professionals
• Features of different health professions and values and ethical principles
• Theory of personal developments
• Dynamics of the migration of health care professionals
• Decision making through critical thinking

Teaching methods

Classroom work max 16 h

Teaching language

Evaluation

Study materials

Announced in the teaching schedule

Further information

Minimum number of students: 8 (else the course will be cancelled), maximum number of students: 32

This course is organized with and as part of the course TERKANA3 Terveys ja yhteiskuntapolitiikka (5 ECTS) together with the Finnish students.

Belongs to following study modules

2016–2017

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

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