The course provides a multidisciplinary analysis of processes of change and development on global, national and local levels. A thematic approach is applied, but various aspects are given a more in depth regional coverage. Some regions are discussed more fully than others, but through active participation of the group, comparative aspects will be taken into account. For the sake of perspective, selected examples from the development of Norway may be used.

The main objectives of the course are:

• To give a critical background to the discourse of development
• To provide an insight into development thinking and how it has been/can be translated into practice;
• To give an understanding of North/South interactions;
• To convey an understanding of the historical roots and the present forces that reproduce poverty;
• Through discussion of development aid, to assess the role aid can play in alleviating poverty, with particular emphasis on Norwegian aid policies;
• To examine socio-economic development, with special emphasis on the provision of basic human needs, social exclusion, regional inequalities and sustainability, and to examine the role of civil society and the state in development cooperation;
• To build new understanding of development issues from a dialog structured around some key issues.

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Learning outcomes: The course provides students with a foundation for understanding challenges facing health care systems throughout the world. It will enable students to read scientific literature, write an academic term paper, and critically reflect upon various global health models and challenges of implementation in different local settings throughout the world. The course will provide new knowledge in the field.

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Email: iss@admin.uio.no
Internet: http://www.uio.no/iss/academics/issmf4205/

The programme focuses on economic, political, and organizational analysis, health care policy evaluation and health care management in an international perspective. The approach is multidisciplinary, and the large number of elective courses allows the students to choose between either specializing in a single field, such as Health Care, Economics, Policy or Management, or a taking broader approach by combining courses from several of these fields.

Admission to the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Economics, Policy, and Management requires a Bachelor’s Degree in either Health Management and Health Economics, Social Sciences, Economics, Public Administration, or Health Sciences. Norwegian students with a Cand. mag. Degree may also be admitted, provided they fulfil the general admission requirements.
All applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree are required to have a minimum of 10 ECTS credits in Statistics or Social Science Methodology. Students without a degree in Social Sciences or Economics must have at least 60 ECTS credits within Social Sciences or Economics. In addition applicants must document their proficiency in the English language.

Applicants from outside the EU/EEA area who do not provide satisfactory documented evidence about financing will be rejected regardless of academic qualifications. The Norwegian Immigration Authorities requires that you can provide a minimum of NOK 81 400 (apprx USD 12,200). This is the minimum amount of money required to cover living expenses for one academic year in Norway and should be documented by enclosing a recent bank transcript.
If you will be using a sponsor the University of Oslo will ask for a letter included in the application form from the sponsor(s) that says he or she is willing to transfer NOK 81 400 if you are admitted, in addition to the bank transcript.
When admitted you must immediately transfer NOK 81 400 to a Norwegian account in order to have your visa application processed by the Immigration Authorities.
Students applying for a 12-months Master's Degree programme are required to show possession of NOK 96,000 (apprx USD 14,400).

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The purpose of the programme is to train students to become international community health researchers, well prepared to participate in community-based health promotion, disease prevention, and health service delivery, generate new knowledge and use this to improve the quality and effectiveness of community health action.

The students will gain knowledge and skills in the following main areas:

• scientific and organisational basis for community health work;
• critical scientific evaluation of the knowledge base for community health work
• planning, implementation, data analysis and reporting from independent research

The programme brings together teachers and students from various countries to establish an environment for discussions global sharing of experiences and knowledge. Control of infectious diseases, nutrition and life-style diseases, disability and rehabilitation, reproductive health and women’s health, children and growth, mental health and health systems research are central areas addressed.

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from an approved teaching institution. In addition applicants must document their proficiency in the English language.

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