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

Course content

This course explores the demographical changes and the changing epidemiology of health problems and diseases. Epidemiological changes will be related to the political, social and economic situation for various population groups (gender and age, socio-economy, ethnicity, etc) and in different countries. Demographical and epidemiological data will be used to assess future need for health care in different settings, related to changes in health care technology and as criteria for allocation of resources. The different perspectives in the concepts need, demand and supply will be presented and discussed.

Learning outcome

After the course the students should
• Be familiar with demographic terms and trends and know how projections are being done
• Be able to find, use and critically evaluate vital statistics in planning health services
• Know basic epidemiological concepts and be able to use them in exercises in order to perform need assessment and resource allocation
• Be able to identify epidemiological changes globally and to present evidence as to why this changes have happened
• Be able to interpret various data and use techniques to make projections to estimate the future need for various health care services
• Know the relationship between the concepts need, demand and supply

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

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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None

Teaching

Formal lectures and case based group work with presentations for the students at the end of the course. Experts in demography, vital statistics and medical specialties will be invited to present some lectures.

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

4 hours written exam and a group essay together with an oral presentation. The group work must be passed during the course in order to take the written exam.

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Language of examination

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All written exams and term papers at the master's programme in Health Economics, Policy and Management have to be conducted in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. 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

A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.