Health promotion/ Health & Medicine | |
 | University of BergenThe University of Bergen is a young, modern university. Most of its premises are concentrated in the heart of the city of Bergen. There are about 14,500 students enrolled, and 3,200 faculty and staff |
| Course URL | http://link.uib.no/?3L74z |
| City | Bergen, Norway |
| Programme duration | 2 years |
| Programme description | The purpose of this master's degree programme is to train students to become health promotion specialists, prepared to participate in health promotion practice and research, and to use the findings of research to improve the quality and effectiveness of health promotion action.; Students who complete the two-year programme are awarded the degree Master of Philosophy. This master's degree programme offers two specialisation tracks within health promotion. European students may wish to elect the European Dimension in Health Promotion Track. Students from outside Europe may wish to elect the International Health Track, which focuses on health promotion in non-Western cultures. All students are however free to elect either track, or to custom design a specialty track in collaboration with the programme director, in cases where the student has special needs. European students that complete the European Dimension Track be certified as having met the requirements of the European Master's in Health Promotion (EUMAHP) programme. The programme requires four semesters of full time study, earning 120 ECTS. The period of study is 10 months a year. |
| Application deadline | Self-financing applicants: Application deadline for applicants from a non-visa country (do not need a visa to enter Norway) is 1 April for the autumn semester. Applicants from a visa-country (needs a visa to enter Norway) have to apply before 1 December for the following academic year.; Quota/NORAD applicants: 1 December for the following academic year |
| Nokut certification | no |
| Formal prerequisites | Applicants must be prepared academically at least at the baccalaureate level or have a combination of education and experience that is equally qualifying. Applicants should have intensive study in at least one of the fields or professions most relevant to health promotion, including but not limited to psychology, sociology, medicine, dentistry, public health, anthropology, economics, and education.; Applicants may, in special cases, be exempted from the formal educational requirements if they are able to document sufficiently extended work experience that is relevant to health promotion.; Applicants must document proficiency in the English language, including reading, writing, and comprehension. These language skills are essential, as English is the language of instruction, examinations, written assignments, and the thesis. For students who cannot otherwise document sufficient language skills, a minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL-test or 5.0 on the IELTS is required. |
| Subject area | Health & Medicine |
| Degree level | Master |
| Credits | 120 |
| Language of teaching | English |
