The course takes place in period

  • 2 (2023-10-23 to 2023-12-31)
  • 3 (2024-01-01 to 2024-03-17)
  • 4 (2024-03-18 to 2024-07-31)

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

4

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

At the end of the course the student is
expected to
recognize the central principles for health
promoting and preventive work among the working
population and the environment that they work
in.
The global sustainability goals in focus:
Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Goal 4: Quality education
Goal 5: Gender equality
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Learning outcomes

1. The student is familiar with and can
implement the laws that regulate the field of
occupational health care.
2. The student understands the principles for
the multi professional collaboration in the field
of occupational health care.
3. The student can plan, carry out and evaluate
health promoting and rehabilitating work and
maintain the work ability of the people in the
working life, the workplace and the working
community.
4. The student can evaluate the effects of the
work, the working community and the environment
on health.
5. The student can explain the principles for
good practice in occupational health care.
6. The student can take different factors in
the environment to account that either strengthen
or threatens health.

Course contents

Occupational health care 2 cr
Occupational medicine 1 cr
Public health science för the working
population
1 cr
Environment health care 1 cr

Prerequisites and co-requisites

The content of the three first study years.

Previous course names

Population based health care (2013)

Recommended or required reading

Material on Oppiportti, will be specified when
the
course starts.
Research articles, will be specified at the
latest when the course starts.
Edling, C.; Nordberg, G.; Albin, M. & Nordberg,
M. 2010. Arbets- och miljömedicin. En lärobok
om hälsa och miljö. Studentlitteratur.
alt. Starck, Jukka et al. 2008. Työhygienia.
Työterveyslaitos.
Kokkinen, Lauri (red.) 2020. Hyvbinvointia työstä
2030-luvulla. Skenaarioita suomalaisen työelämän
kehityksestä. ISBN 978-952-261-943-3
Martimo, Kari-Pekka; Antti-Poika, Mari; Uitti,
Jukka (red.). 2012. Työstä terveyttä. Duodecim.
Uitti, Jukka. 2016. God
företagshälsovårdspraxis.
Arbetshälsoinstitutet.
alt. Hyvä työterveyshuoltokäytäntö (2014)
Työterveyslaitos. 2006. Terveystarkastukset
työterveyshuollossa.
finlex.fi

Study activities

  • Lectures - 15 hours
  • Excursions and demonstrations - 5 hours
  • Individual studies - 75 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 20 hours
  • Seminars - 8 hours
  • - 12 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following
examinations:
Examination 1: Pre-assignment, must be handed
in on ItsLearning (40%)(competency goals
1,3,4)
Examination 2: 2 reports from the perjantai-
meetings at the Institute of Occupational
Health,
deadline will be announced later. (30%)(competency
goals 2,3)
Examination 3: Home exam in occupational
medicine. Deadline will be announced later.
(competency goals 3,6)
Examination 4: Active participation in the
environment health day and other mandatory
parts of the course. (20%) (competency goal
1,2,3,5)

Teacher

  • Ekman Petra
  • Nyberg Anu
  • von Smitten-Stubb Karin

Examiner

Nyberg Anu

Group size

No limit (2 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Course enrolment period

2023-10-09 to 2023-11-05

Assessment methods

  • Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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