Domestic violence in a public health perspective
7.5 ECTS creditsInstruction is in the form of lectures, group work, and seminars.
The course comprises the following components:
The course comprises the following components:
- Definitions of domestic violence
- Prevalence of domestic violence
- Particularly vulnerable groups
- Consequences of domestic violence for adult victims and children witnesses
- Signs and symptoms of domestic violence in partner relationships
- Protection and risk factors in domestic violence
- Explanatory models of domestic violence
- The normalisation process
- The break-up process
- Professional treatment of persons who are victims of violence
Progressive specialisation:
G1N (has only upper‐secondary level entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements:
General admission requirements
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Health, Environment and Society – Bachelor Program in Public Health Sciences (studied during year 3)