Magisterprogram i hälsa och vård, i vårdvetenskap med inriktning mot omvårdnad, 60 hp
This programme will prepare you for careers in the health, care and welfare sectors. You will get an academic master, either with Public Health Science or Caring Science with Specialization in Nursing, which qualifies for doctoral studies.
The master programme offers two orientations to choose from and which will lead to a one year master with a major in Caring Science with specialization in Nursing, or a one year master with a major in Public Health Science.
Magisterprogram i hälsa och vård, med inriktning folkhälsovetenskap, 60 hp - Information & anmälning
EDUCATION
The students will develop their understanding of the theoretical and practical pedagogical principles that prevail in the field of nursing and public health education. The courses are designed to increase students’ team working and leadership skills in health care education. Caring Science with Specialization in Nursing will gain the prerequisites to develop and perform evidence-based nursing in clinical settings and in nursing education. Theories developed in caring science can be applied by different professions, but in this program the focus is on nursing.
The students will acquire advanced knowledge of philosophical, theoretical,
and methodological premises in caring science and nursing, being able
to critically approach and appraise scientific knowledge. In Public Health
Science the tackling of social and gender-related inequality is one of the
key issues for sustainable development in health and welfare.
HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
The students will develop their understanding of the theoretical and practical pedagogical principles that prevail in the field of nursing and public health education. The aim is that students gain a broad understanding of the evolution in the educational field and together examine the challenges for educators in the health care area that exist in times of globalization. The courses are also designed to increase students’ team working and leadership skills in health care education.
CARING SCIENCE WITH SPECIALISATION IN NURSING
Caring is fundamental for people´s growth and health. Caring science is a discipline that focuses on caring related to health and suffering. Theories developed in caring science can be applied by different professions, but in this course the focus is on nursing.
The aim is that the students will acquire advanced knowledge of epistemological philosophical, theoretical, and methodological premises in caring science and nursing, being able to critically approach and appraise scientific knowledge. This is a competence that is necessary for further developing evidence-based nursing, nursing education and research.
FUTURE AND CAREER
Your future work can for example be university lecturer or health manager and support your current work in the growing international health care sector. Students in caring science will gain the prerequisites to develop and perform evidence-based nursing in clinical settings and in nursing education.
A profound knowledge of public health will also be a key component in all future careers involving the promotion of health and well-being, nationally and internationally. Students with a Master of Science (one year) in Caring Science with Specialization in nursing or Public Health Science are qualified to apply for doctoral studies in Sweden.
DEGREE
Master of Science (60 credits) in Caring Science with Specialization in Nursing
