General description
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, EnglishModes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
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.
Belongs to following study modules
2018–2019
