User involvement and interdiciplinary cooperation
The subject of study focuses on the concepts of interdisciplinarity and user involvement and particularly on challenges and opportunities in interdisciplinarity and collaboration between professionals and service users.
The course is accredited as part of the PhD program Health and Welfare.
- Campus
- Lillehammer
- Duration
- Week 4
- Structure
- Full time
- Credits
- 5
- Teaching language
- NO + ENG
- Startup
- January
- Application deadline
- Jan. 6, 2025
About the Programme
The subject of study elaborates and analyses the meanings of the concepts of interdisciplinarity and user involvement and what these concepts mean for professional activity and research in the health and welfare sector. It brings up challenges and opportunities for involvement in a life course perspective and for user groups with different level of functioning and various degrees of social belonging. The basic question is the role of experiental knowledge within an interdisciplinary approach.
Power, communication, co-determination and democracy are crucial topics being covered in the course, along with political and organisational regulations laying the premises for a variety of acting individuals, and with a particular focus on user involvement.
The course combines lectures, seminars, group activities, presentations and self-study. The final part of the course is a home exam in the form of an individual essay.
About the teaching plan and attendance
Teaching plan 2025:
January 20 - 24, 2025
Submission deadline: February 24, 2025
Compulsory requirements:
All courses have compulsory requirements that must be approved before an exam can be taken. Because of this, it is important that you read the subject description thoroughly. There is a requirement of 80% attendance in order to take the exam. The requirement for presence applies regardless of the reason for the absence.
Application deadline and admission
Admission requirements:
Applicants must have a MA-degree (120 ECTS), or being registered as a PhD-student.
The course has limited intake capasity, and priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included, or for employees at higher education institutes.
PhD candidates at HINN do not need to upload documentation of education.
Application deadline: January 6, 2025
How much does it cost?
Tuition fee (not applicable for PhD candidates or employees at HINN):
For other participants mentioned above the tuition fee is NOK 3000,-
Curricula and courses
In the course description you can find learing outcomes and form of assessment.
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Contact us
For further questions, please contact hsv-phdadm@inn.no
