Individual Study Element

Course content

The Individual Study Element (ISE) is an assignment in which the student engages scientifically with a global health topic.

The ISE may be undertaken by 1, 2 or 3 students. Below, please find the numbers of students, ECTS, and pages in the writing, and hours of supervision:

No. of students	No. of ECTS	Max. no. of normal pages	Total No. of hours of supervision
1	2,5	8	2
2	2,5	12	3
3	2,5	15	3

Supervison includes supervisor’s preparation and meeting(s) between students and supervisor, as well as evaluation and examination.

Readings: Min. no. of pages shall be agreed on individually with the supervisor.

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Education

MSc programme in Global Health - elective element

Learning outcome

The Individual Study Element (ISE) is an assignment in which the student engages scientifically with a global health topic. After completion, the student shall have demonstrated the ability to:

Knowledge and skills:

identify and select a global health topic to be addressed;
plan, undertake and document a structured and focused literature search, and retrieve relevant literature;
present and discuss a relevant theory;
explain and apply a relevant scientific method;
plan and undertake an individual analysis in relation to the topic and critically evaluate the results;
conclude, critically discuss and place in perspective the insight gained from the analysis;
Competences:
undertake a logic, cohesive and well-documented argumentation, from problem formulation over analysis to the conclusion;

document ability to academic writing.

Teaching and learning methods

Only supervision

Mandatory prerequisites

Students must have passed 22,5 ECTS of the mandatory courses in the MSc in Global Health

Remarks

OBS!! There is a possibility to take 2 x 2,5 ECTS Individual Study element. If the student already has passed 1 x 2,5 ECTS Individual Study element (SGLK17002E) the student has to sign up for SGLK23002E as the second 2,5 ECTS Individual Study element.

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Exam (SGLK17002E (written assigment))

ECTS: 2,5 ECTS
Type of assessment: Written assignment, See below in exam period
Type of assessment details: Please see details for the written assignment in 'content' above.
Examination prerequisites: Pre-approval by the Study Board for Public Health Science and Global Health
Aid: All aids allowed

It is the responsibility of the student to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the text, including ensuring that the text is not factually incorrect, plagiarized, or contains copyrighted material. AI/LLM’s may not be used as an actual author or a scientific source cf. Vancouver Guidelines.
Marking scale: 7-point grading scale
Censorship form: No external censorship
Two internal examiners
Exam period: See the exam schedule
Re-exam: See the exam schedule

Criteria for exam assessment

To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student must demonstrate ability to:

Knowledge and skills:

identify and select a global health topic to be addressed;
plan, undertake and document a structured and focused literature search, and retrieve relevant literature;
present and discuss a relevant theory;
explain and apply a relevant scientific method;
plan and undertake an individual analysis in relation to the topic and critically evaluate the results;
conclude, critically discuss and place in perspective the insight gained from the analysis;
Competences:
undertake a logic, cohesive and well-documented argumentation, from problem formulation over analysis to the conclusion;
document ability to academic writing.

Workload

Category
Hours
Project work
67
Guidance
2
English
69

Kursusinformation

Language: English
Course number: SGLK17002E
ECTS: 2,5 ECTS
Programme level: Full Degree Master
Placement: Block 1, Block 2, Block 3 And Block 4
Schedulegroup: Only supervison.
Capacity: 40 students. This course is not open for external students.
Studyboard: Study Board for Public Health Science, Global Health and Health Informatics

Contracting department

Department of Public Health

Contracting faculty

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Course Coordinator

Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl (6-65756c7768754376787167316e7831676e)

Saved on the 24-03-2025

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