Global Sexual, Reproductive Health and Rights

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

• describe basic concepts in global sexual and reproductive health and rights as well as evidence-based interventions and global health policy programmes to promote sexual and reproductive health
• apply different disciplinary perspectives, theories and methods that include gender and gender equality perspectives in the subject area
• analyse and discuss, from the perspective of rights, how social, economic, environmental, behavioral and political factors affect the health of mothers, children and adolescents
• present and argue for the proposed plan for a degree project, and put this in relation to ethics, diversity issues and sustainability

In the course, global issues are analysed that describe the evidence base for major interventions in the field. The course involves writing and presenting a project plan for the final degree project in the field of study that includes methodological and ethical aspects.

• Seminars
• Project plan
• Written assignments.

The grading scale used for the final course grade is U–VG.

To achieve the grade of pass with credit (VG), students must achieve a pass with credit (VG) in 10.5 credits of the total 15 credits.

Grades are reported as follows:

• Global sexual and reproductive health and rights - 10.5 Credits | U–VG
• Project plan for the degree project - 4.5 Credits | U–VG

Grades are reported as follows:

• Seminars, assignments - 10.5 Credits | U–VG
• Project plan for master thesis - 4.5 Credits | U–VG