Administration and Health Policy

Code:

MSP12_1

Acronym:

MSP12_1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Administration

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S (of 09-09-2019 to 09-02-2020)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree Course in Public Health

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSP	22	Current Studies Plan	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

English

Objectives

To understand the fundamentals of public health administration and health policy development with a focus on diverse societies.

Learning outcomes and competences

To understand the interrelationship between public policies, social inequalities and population heath

To understand the fundamentals and principles of public health administration

To develop theoretical and practical knowledge about health policy development, implementation and analysis

Working method

Presencial

Program

Public policies, social inequalities and health

Fundamentals of public health administration and leadership

Health policy development, implementation and analysis

Migration, diversity and health policy

Public and patient involvement in health

Mandatory literature

Shi L & Johnson JA; Public health administration. Principles for population-based management. 3rd edition, Johns and Bartlett Publishers, 2014
Buse K, Mays N & Walt G ; Making health policy., Open University Press, 2005

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical sessions. Promotion of reflexive and participative learning through group work and discussions in class. Evaluation consists on the practical application of the knowledge acquired and on the development of presentation skills and critical analysis capacity.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	5,00
Prova oral	35,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	16,00
Frequência das aulas	36,00
Trabalho de investigação	56,00
Total:	108,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of at least 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation includes two presentations in class, one group presentation (15%) and one individual presentation (25%), and one individual written essay (60%).