Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation - Other

Course content

In this course students will get a comparative historical introduction to the health care systems of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Iceland and the Faeroe Islands will only briefly be discussed.

Learning outcome

• to give students a good overview of the developmental characteristics and present nature of the Nordic health care models and how, and why, they differ and are alike
• to develop students’ ability to analyse health care systems in a comparative-historical way
• to make students see the strategic policy potential of a comparative-historical approach to understanding health care systems

Admission

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Kurset er et tilbud sammen med det International Master in Health Economics, Policy, and Management og tilbys etter nærmere avtale (ikke våren 2008).

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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Teaching

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Examination

Kurset godkjennes ved karakter bestått på en kursoppgave. Veiledning i forbindelse med arbeid på oppgaven tilbys. Fristen for innlevering er 15. juni.

Examination support material

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Language of examination

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Students may use a Scandinavian language or English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Withdrawal from an examination

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Special examination arrangements

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Evaluation

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Other

Emnet tilbys ikke hvert år.