Programme structure
The Master's Programme in International Community Health is a full-time two-year programme taught entirely in English. The programme consists of 45 credits compulsory courses, 15 credits elective courses, and 60 credits for the master thesis.
Programme structure
| 4th semester | INTHE4012 – International Health, Master Thesis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd semester | INTHE4012 – International Health, Master Thesis | |||||
| 2nd semester | INTHE4022 – Advanced Module in Qualitative Methods - 10 credits / INTHE4023 – Advanced Module in Quantitative Methods | HELSEF4510 – Medical and Health Related Research Ethics - 5 credits | Elective courses - 15 credits | |||
| 1st semester | INTHE4019 – Fundamentals of International Community Health - 15 credits | HELSEF4410 – Introduction to Qualitative Methods 5 credits | INTHE4020 – Introduction to Quantitative Methods - 5 credits | INTHE4021 – Introduction to Epidemiology - 5 credits | ||
| Credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits | 5 credits |
The first two semesters consist of compulsory and elective courses. During the second semester, the students specialise in either qualitative or quantitative methodologies depending on the research design of their master thesis. In the third semester, the students conduct fieldwork and collect data, either internationally or in Norway. During the fourth semester the students will conduct data analysis and write up their thesis.