Administration and Health Policy

Code:

MSP12_1

Acronym:

MSP12_1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Administration

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

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	26	Current Studies Plan	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Understand the main concepts of health policies and health systems, namely regarding its organization, design and potential impact in the populations' health and in the health of its subgroups.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of this course, the students must:

• Know the main health problems, health determinants and the role of health policies and health systems on their control;
• Understand the health policy processes, namely regarding their formulation, implementation and evaluation;
• Understand the principles of health administration, namely regarding organization, financing, quality and equity;
• Integrate basic epidemiology, economics and sociology concepts for a better comprehension of the role and potential impact of health policies and health systems.

Working method

Presencial

Program

• Health and its determinants. Health behaviours, health needs, and access to health care;


• Development, implementation and analysis of health policies;


• Health governance. Public participation and social mobilization. Health advocacy; 


• Health administration principles: organization, financing, quality and equity. 

Mandatory literature

Guest C, Ricciardi W, Kawachi I, Lang I; Oxford handbook of public health practice,, Oxford University Press, 2013

Complementary Bibliography

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

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposure to theoretical concepts coupled with the discussion of case studies. The analysis of health policies and healthcare administration intervention options will be stimulated through in-class and group discussions. Application of the knowledge acquired in a project-based learning strategy (group and individual work). promotion of the students' critical analysis and comunication skills.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	40,00
Estudo autónomo	8,00
Frequência das aulas	36,00
Trabalho escrito	24,00
Total:	108,00

Eligibility for exams

75% mandatory attendance

Calculation formula of final grade

20% Participation and discussion

40% Policy paper 

40% Case studies analysis

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Student workers who do not participate in the sessions and/or do not contribute for the group work (case study analysis) must present an essay about a theme that integrates administration and health policies areas (to be defined by the teaching staff).

Classification improvement

Appeal evaluation will be done trhough an essay about a theme that integrates administration and health policies areas (to be defined by the teaching staff), written within a week after the moment when the theme is defined.