Organisation of teaching at the Department of Public Health
Teaching at the Department of Public Health is organised into fields of study. A field of study brings together courses within the same academic theme and spans sections and degree programmes.
What is a field of study?
A field of study is based in a single department, based on the best possible match between the department’s research profile and the academic theme of the field of study. The field of study typically involves lecturers and course coordinators from several departments.
This organisational structure is designed to make it easier to:
- apply the same academic skills across degree programmes
- develop courses collaboratively
- create academic coherence between related courses
Section | Fields of study |
| Epidemiology, Environment and Biostatistics |
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| Applied Public Health |
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| Clinical Public Health |
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| Sport Science |
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Roles and responsibilities
Head of Section
Has overall responsibility for staff, resources and professional development within the section’s fields of study. Responsibility for staff always lies with the Head of Section.
Teaching Coordinator
Handles the practical aspects of the work – including the allocation of resources and course responsibilities, as well as the implementation of professional development. This is carried out in close collaboration with the Head of Section.
Course Coordinator
Is responsible for the individual course: staffing, course description, examinations and teaching evaluation. This responsibility applies regardless of which department or degree programme the course coordinator belongs to.
Head of Studies
In collaboration with the teaching coordinators, recommends course coordinators for specialisations, bachelor’s projects and industry-oriented project programmes.
Tasks within the field of study
A field of study has two main tasks:
1. Staffing of teaching
The teaching coordinator and the course coordinator work together to ensure that each course within the field of study is adequately staffed.
2. Academic development
The subject area continuously develops both its overall academic profile and the individual courses. This can be achieved, for example, through:
- discussions on teaching methods
- comparisons of teaching practices across degree programmes
- feedback on course content and examinations
