Introduction to Global Occupational Health
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 5
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- INTH310B
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Aim:
The students should acquire basic knowledge in occupational health and understand how this knowledge can be used to prevent development of diseases and injuries caused by conditions at workplaces in the world.
Contents of this study:
- Occupational health - basic definitions and concepts
- Chemical, biological, physical and psycho-social factors at work and development of diseases and injuries due to these factors
- Methods for evaluation of work environment factors and health in occupational health settings
- Prevention of occupational diseases and injuries
- The occupational health situation globally
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The students will be able to:
- describe basic concepts in occupational health
- recognize the most important risk factors for illness and injuries at work places, both nationally and globally
- describe the major occupational diseases nationally and globally
- explain the different steps in risk assessment at the workplace
- describe the association between workplace exposure and health effects
- describe the main steps in risk prevention on exposure to health hazards in the work environment
Skills
The student shall be able to:
- conduct a primary risk evaluation of a work place
- advice on how to prevent work-related injuries and diseases
General competence
The student will be able to:
- understand and discuss the interaction between the actors within occupational health; employers, employees, health and safety personnel, occupational health services, occupational health clinics and the Labour Inspection
- reflect on occupational health in a global perspective
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
The exam is held physically in the last week of the course.
Work on exams and selected assignments must be in accordance with the guidelines for the use of AI at the Faculty of Medicine (www.uib.no/en/med/174309/use-artificial-intelligence-ai-faculty-medicine). The extent to which you can use AI will be specified in Mitt UiB and/or in the relevant assignment.