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Sustainable Health and Care

Minor

Disclaimer

At the moment, we are still working on the final information for this new interdisciplinary minor. This means that some texts may still change in the coming weeks.

Introduction

During the interdisciplinary minor Sustainable Health and Care you’ll learn to approach the concept of ‘One Health’ from different angles, such as sustainability, health and health care, and population health management. Which populations are at the greatest risk of poor health? How do you plan interventions according to their needs? And how do you reduce health disparities between populations by reshaping the health and care system? All students with an interest in sustainability, health and systems thinking are encouraged to participate in this minor.

You’ll form a view on the development of (population) health management and sustainability and you’ll be equipped to critically analyze the subject matter from a societal, statistical, legal, and medical perspective. This allows you to understand health beyond the clinic, explore health governance, investigate the right to health, and study health from a cultural, societal and political dimension. This broad perspective and multidisciplinary approach provides you with a strong foundation to tackle complex health issues in our society.

For whom

This minor is open to all university students, and is taught in English. This minor cannot serve as a pre-master. The minor consists of 30 EC, but can also be taken as a 15 EC programme.

The 15 EC programme is taught in September – November and consists of:

  • Sustainability and One Health (2 EC)

  • Research Methods: One Health and Sustainability (5 EC)

  • Challenges in Health and Care (5 EC)

  • Project case (group) (3 EC)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the minor you have attained the following learning outcomes:

  • Students understand the principle of Sustainability and its critical development, as well as the organization and governance of healthcare.

  • Students understand the concept of One Health and its determinants.

  • Students understand and critically assess the changing relationships between healthcare and sustainability.

  • Students apply the one health approach and test its overall sustainability through such different disciplinary perspectives as public policy, humanities, data science, law, and medicine.

Admission and registration

30 EC minor

You can enroll for the complete minor through EduXChange, registration is open from 19 May to 30 June. The minimum number of students for the minor is 12.

15 EC minor

This minor is also open as a 15 EC minor for LUMC students. You can apply for the 15 EC minor through the regular half minor procedure communicated on Brightspace. This information is subject to change, but this will change 15 April at the latest. The minimum number of students for the minor is 12.

Contact

This interdisciplinary minor is a collaboration of the faculties of Medicine (LUMC), Governance and Global Affairs, Humanities, Law, and Science. The Faculty of Medicine (LUMC) acts as the overall coordinator of this minor programme. If you have any questions regarding this minor, please contact the LUMC Education Service Desk through their contact form.