International Community Health (master's two years)
- Credits:
- 120
- Duration:
- 2 years
Worldwide people are dependent on well organised and sustainable health systems. This programme prepares you to critically analyse community health burdens, policies, and initiatives, and how you can contribute to community-based health promotion and disease prevention research globally.
Career Interviews
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Head nurse at Gatehospitalet Oslo Feb. 15, 2024 10:31 AM
The master programme in International Community Health gave Ruben Jervell Pettersen valuable insight and practice when it comes to understanding, dissecting and tackling big health issues that are threatening people’s health on a global, societal and individual scale.
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Research coordinator at the Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo Feb. 14, 2023 11:27 PM
– Through the master programme in International Community Health, I acquired broad and solid research methodology fundaments and analytical skills. These skills are essential to the research project I now work on at the Institute of Psychology.
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Doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo Feb. 13, 2023 12:28 PM
– I had an excellent opportunity to attend different courses in literature review, research methodologies, and protocol writing during my study period at the master programme in International Community Health. All this I find very helpful in my current job.
Fieldwork and semester abroad
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Fieldwork on dental care in Hargeisa, Somaliland Mar. 25, 2024 3:55 PM
Abdelrahman Eid Mohamed Ismail Dahroug travelled to Hargeisa in Somaliland to collect data on dental caries status and related risk factors of children in primary schools.
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Research fieldwork about maternity care in Tanzania Mar. 25, 2024 8:48 AM
– My background is in development studies and I am passionate about research around women's health - specifically the social aspects, says Merete Graneng.
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Travel for fieldwork during your master’s degree in International Community Health Mar. 10, 2023 1:16 PM
Students at the master’s program in International Community Health at the University of Oslo spend a semester doing fieldwork. Learn more about Professor Heidi Fjeld’s fieldwork in South-Asia.
Master research projects and about International Community Helath
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Collecting register data on bone fractures in Norway Oct. 15, 2024 10:17 AM
Conducting master research is challenging and fulfilling process. Sepideh Semsarian did a cohort study on forearm fractures where she used register data from Norway of 143,476 patients treated in Norwegian hospitals between 2008-2019.
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Students at the University of Oslo study health and policymaking in a global perspective Feb. 22, 2023 10:16 AM
With a master’s degree in International Community Health from the University of Oslo, students will acquire a global perspective on health, and work towards reaching global goals of universal health coverage.
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International Community Health is a multicultural and multidisciplinary master’s program Feb. 22, 2023 10:16 AM
A master’s degree in International Community Health from the University of Oslo provides students with the skills and knowledge they need to proceed with an international career in global health.
