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Public Health (SVUEK_084)
About Study Course
Department: Institute of Public Health
ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Lauma Spriņģe
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Public Health
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Health sciences
Objective
The aim of the study course is to build students' understanding of the diversity of public health problems and develop knowledge, skills and competencies in identifying, analyzing and justifying public health problems using public health data, analytical methods and an evidence-based approach.
Prerequisites
Basics of public health.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
1.Name methods for identifying and analyzing public health problems.
Skills
1.Select information describing the state of public health from reliable information sources.
Competence
1.Critically and comparatively evaluate the public health situation using various sources of information.
Study course planning
Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | 4 | Bachelor | Required | Lauma Spriņģe, Inese Gobiņa, Solvita Kļaviņa-Makrecka, Mirdza Kursīte, Dins Šmits, Mārtiņš Zvackis, Toms Pulmanis, Irisa Zīle-Velika, Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Aija Bukova-Žideļūna, Ainārs Stepens, Sandra Dudareva |
