Master's programme in public health sciences: societal and individual perspectives
Do you want to know more about what influences people's health? Public health sciences encompass many different perspectives. Our courses on public health and its determinants are firmly rooted in the social sciences. If you study with us, you will learn about the distribution of (poor) health across different groups in society; what it looks like today but also what it looked like in the past. You will learn more about social and societal structures and how these, through the interplay with individual characteristics, may influence people's habits and living conditions. We go deeper into the ways in which health and disease develop throughout the life course, from childhood to old age. You will also get to know more about how public health policy and practice has developed over time, at both the regional and global levels, as well as gain insights into different measures taken to prevent disease and promote health. The subject of public health sciences is the perfect choice for those wanting a social science education in order to work with, for example, investigations and preventive measures in municipalities and regions, strategic public health work in governmental agencies and the private sector, issues related to health and health care, as well as international aid. As a public health scientist, you can work with municipalities, regions, governmental agencies, organisations, and companies, both in Sweden and internationally.
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Programme overview
Year 1
Block A: Introduction to theory and method
An introduction to public health sciences (7.5 credits)
Research methodology (7.5 credits)
Block B: Public health: Distributions and explanations
Social inequalities in health (7.5 credits)
Embodiment of the social world (7.5 credits)
Block C: Qualitative and quantitative analytical methods
Qualitative data sampling, materials, and collection (2.5 credits)
Coding and analysing qualitative materials (2.5 credits)
Narrative analysis: Thematic, structural and performative (2.5 credits)
Management and description of quantitative data (2.5 credits)
Basic statistical analysis (2.5 credits)
Statistical data modelling (2.5 credits)
Block D: Development of (poor) health across life
Early life conditions, health development, and child public health (7.5 credits)
Life-course perspectives on ageing and health (7.5 credits)*
* Given in collaboration with Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, within the main field of public health sciences
Year 2
Block E: Social perspectives on public health
Population development and social change (7.5 credits)**
Health and policy in the welfare state (7.5 credits)
Global health in a changing world (7.5 credits)
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Block E: Individual perspectives on public health
Psychological perspectives on health (7.5 credits)
Stress, recovery, and health (7.5 credits)***
Prevention, intervention, and health promotion (7.5 credits)
Block F: Practical work in public health sciences
Optional course (7.5 credits)
Master thesis in public health sciences (30 credits)
** Given by the Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, within the main field of demography
*** Given in collaboration with the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, within the main field of public health sciences
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How to apply
Applications must be submitted through www.universityadmissions.se or www.antagning.se (in Swedish).
Required supporting documentation
CV form required
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Further questions?
If you have questions regarding the application process, please see our FAQ.
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Contact
Study counsellor
Study Administrator, Basic and Advanced LevelElisabeth HanssonStudy Administrator, Basic and Advanced Level
Coordinator, master's programmeSol JuarezCoordinator, master's programme
Director of Studies, Basic and advanced levelsJonas LandbergDirector of Studies
