Application deadline

Type of course

Admission requirements

Course content

Objectives of the course

Students who have successfully completed the course should be able to:

Knowledge:

• Describe basic concepts of peace and conflict theory
• Describe impact of war and different kinds of violence on health
• Summarize threats to peace, human security, and medical values and ethics
• Debate how humanitarian aid and development assistance can influence conflict, including tools for Peace through Health work, like Do no harm and Non-violent communication.

Analytical understanding:

• Evaluate reading material underlying the degree program and apply it to a self-selected topic for the exam
• Analyse and debate the peace building possibilities of health care professionals in different settings.
• Critically question power relations at micro and macro levels

Skills and competences:

• Critically reflect upon the various ways in which health professionals can act to counter threats to peace and human security
• Evaluate the impact of humanitarian aid and development assistance in conflict
• Critically reflect upon underlying assumptions in scientific material
• Perform relevant non-violent skills and attitudes in health-related peace and conflict work

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

• Four weeks of reading, self- study and online tests (multiple choice questions)
• One intensive teaching week, totalling 45 hours (seminar style lectures, group workshops, experimental exercises and a film screening)
• Ten-day home exam
• The learning outcomes can only be achieved through active student participation. Thus, students will be expected to read and prepare before the teaching week, take active part during the teaching week and also complete homework and paper after the teaching week.

Assessment

Work requirements:

• A prepared oral presentation of an assigned topic from the e-learning material during the teaching week
• Passed tests on all seven courses of the web-based learning material “Medical Peace Work before the final exam. At least course number one of these should be completed before the lecture week.

Exam:

Take-home assignment. Essay of 10-12 pages that will assess the candidates knowledge and understanding of issues underlying the program curriculum.

The written essay will manifest a students ability to reflect and write independently on issues within Peace and Health Studies. The essay will be expected to draw upon the various theoretical and methodological issues, literature and workshops in the course. The deadline for handing in the essay will be approximately nine weeks from the end of the teaching week.

The exam committee will be composed of two censors, one internal and one external to the University of Tromsø.

Grading will be on the scale of Passed or Fail.

In the event of failing the exam, a re-sit exam will be arranged for this course in the following semester

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