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University of Copenhagen
All courses are taught in English unless otherwise stated
Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology
Summer School in International Health
Course structure: This four-week full time diploma course is accredited 7,5 ECTS and approved as VKO for medical students at University of Copenhagen. The course is taught in English. Students are encouraged to follow the full 4 week course.
Lectures will be in between 8.15 a.m. to 4 p.m.
One or more social arrangements in the afternoon or evening depending on the course-participants’ interests and initiative.
There is no exam but attendance of at least 80 percent is required in order to get the certificate.
There will be attendance control twice a day during the course.The first two weeks addresses issues of disease patterns and health care delivery, as well as the biological and socio-cultural contexts of health. Basic issues related to major diseases and conditions in developing countries is reviewed. The main focus is on health promotion and disease prevention, child health, reproductive health, malaria, AIDS/HIV, TB, and health in emergencies. The main objectives is to provide participants with a basic understanding of the health problems facing developing countries and the challenges these provide for their health systems. Through an
• introduction to the socio-cultural contexts of health in developing countries;
• introduction to the most important diseases affecting the populations in developing countries;
• introduction to sexual and reproductive health issues, as well as child health and nutrition;
• introduction to principles of primary health care. The following two weeks focuses on International Health and Tropical Medicine
That is the biomedical and clinical aspects of the diseases facing people in developing countries. The main diseases dealt with during the first two weeks 1 will be discussed in more detail with emphasis on clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment. Other conditions such as filariasis, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, mental diseases, non-communicable diseases, eye-diseases and skin-diseases are also taught. The health problems relating to urbanization and water supply will be discussed as well as the provision of health in emergencies and to refugees.
The main objective of the module is to provide knowledge that will enable the students to participate in health provision at hospitals and health centres in developing countries. Participants: Medical students which have completed preclinical training (in the Danish system: obtained a bachelor degree), public health science students, nursing and midwifery students, health professionals with mid-level training of minimum 3 years. Medical doctors, midwifes and nurses. Individuals with a general interest within the field of international health.
Teachers: The teachers in the course represent a range of different institutions such as: University of Copenhagen, Danida, WHO, UNFPA, UNHCR, Red Cross and MSF
All teachers have practical experience from the field. Course fee: DKK 3900 (Euro 523) Students enrolled at University of Copenhagen are exempted from payment but must pay the obligatory DKK 900 for the literature.
The fee must be transferred one month before start of the course. How to apply: Application form available at: http://www.pubhealth.ku.dk/ais/
Application deadline 25.April 2008
Admission-info: Applicants will be informed 2-3 weeks after deadline.
Course coordination: Birgitte Gantriis, Co-ordinator
Department of International Health, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 16, Entrance I, PO Box 2099, DK 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark, Summerschool-ih@pubhealth.ku.dk
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University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Receptor Structure and Function
Duration: 5-9 May, 2008, exam June 2
ECTS: 4,5
Requirements: Relevant MA/Msc
Language: English
Level: Ph.d.
Contact: Pia Sjelle, +45 3533 6314, pia@farma.ku.dk
Link: www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/Receptor-Structure-and-Functio/4453/0/
Drug Regulatory Affairs in Drug Development
Duration: 19 - 23 May, 2008
ECTS: 2,5
Requirements: Relevant BA/Bsc and two years of working experience
Language: English
Level: Master
Contact: Henriette Zederkof, +45 35 33 65 84, hlz@farma.ku.dk
Link: www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/A-8108-Drug-Regulatory-Affairs/1153/0/ Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, PK-PD
Duration: 19 - 23 May, 2008
ECTS: 4
Requirements: Relevant MA/Msc
Language: English
Level: Ph.d.
Contact: Pia Sjelle, +45 3533 6314, pia@farma.ku.dk
Link:www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodyn/4945/0/
Drug Delivery
Duration: 26 - 30 May 2008
ECTS: 4
Requirements: Relevant MA/Msc
Language: English
Level: Ph.d.
Contact: Pia Sjelle, +45 3533 6314, pia@farma.ku.dk
Link:www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/Drug-Delivery/4461/0/ Clinical Evaluation of Drug Products
Duration: 9 - 13 June, 2008
ECTS: 4
Requirements: Relevant MA/Msc
Language: Danish
Level: Ph.d.
Contact: Pia Sjelle, +45 3533 6314, pia@farma.ku.dk
Link: www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/Clinical-Evaluation-of-Drug-Pr/4447/0/
Pharmacology
Duration: 8 - 12 September, 2008
ECTS: 2,5
Requirements: Relevant BA/Bsc and two years of working experience
Language: English
Level: Master
Contact: Henriette Zederkof, +45 35 33 65 84, hlz@farma.ku.dk
Link:www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/B-8104-Pharmacology/1149/0/
Sample Preparation and Separation Techniques in Bio-Analytical Chemistry
Duration: 15 - 26 September 2008, exam November 10, 2008
ECTS: 7
Requirements: Relevant MA/Msc
Language: English
Level: Ph.d.
Contact: Pia Sjelle, +45 3533 6314, pia@farma.ku.dk
Link: www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/Sample-Preparation-and-Separat/4458/0/
Chemoinformatics
Duration: 15 - 19 September, 2008
ECTS: 4
Requirements: Relevant MA/Msc
Language: English
Level: Ph.d.
Contact: Pia Sjelle, +45 3533 6314, pia@farma.ku.dk
Link:www.farma.ku.dk/index.php/Chemoinformatics/4451/0/ |
University of Copenhagen
Department of Natural Sciences
Environmental Case Studies in Europe
Earliest Possible Year: BSc. 3 year to MSc. 1 year
Duration: Outside schedule
Credits: 7.5 (ECTS)
Course Level: Joint BSc and MSc - EU Erasmus programme summer field course visiting European "cases" in Environmental Science
Examination: Continuous Assessment, written examination and oral examination,portfolio Examination with all aids allowed
Description of Examination: The portfolio consists of 4-5 assignments mostly delivered in groups but at least one must be delivered individually (Oral or written). The total volume of the portfolio is 8-10 pages per student.
Weight: All assignments and oral examinations count equally and are graded according to the Danish 7-point scale, no second examiner
Organisation of Teaching: 3-week summer university consisting of 1 week at UC-LIFE and 2 weeks field excursions in one of the Euroleague for Life Science countries. In Czech Republic 3 weeks in July 2008. The pre-course video-conference is held in May/June
Block Placement Outside schedule
Week Structure: Outside schedule
Training: takes place during the 2 week field excursion where lectures, demonstration in the field and work with case studies are integrated.
Teaching Language: English
Optional Prerequisites: 250021 Soil, Water, and Plants,230009 Environmental Chemistry of Biological Systems. A general background in environmental science including insight in soil and water resources is recommended.
Restrictions: 5 participants (5 seats allocated to UC-LIFE. After application deadline seats not filled by the other universities are offered to students on the waiting list). Areas of Competence addressed in the course:
Competences within basic sciences: Transferring natural science theories to environmental issues and problems observed in the field.
Understanding new tools for collecting, analysing and modelling of environmental issues within environmental chemistry and biology.
Competences within applied sciences: Comprehending impacts of the use of natural resources on environment and health. Comprehending observation and identification of full-scale environmental issues and problems in the field. Ability to combine several point of views to solve important environmental issues in northern Europe. Competences within ethics and values: Being aware of international and intercultural cooperation.
Course Objectives:
- to apply environmental science theory to problems observed in the field
- to get insight into different types of pollution, environmental effects, remediation, environmental policies and local management strategies in different parts of Europe
- to teach new tools for collecting, combining, analysing, modelling and interpretation of environmental data
- to draw on different expertises for problem solving in a group of students with different backgrounds
Course Contents:
The specific topic of the course will change from year to year depending on the location of the field excursion and not all of the following topics will be taught every year. The topics comprise: Geochemical processes, geomorphology, biogeochemical cycles of C, N, P, O and trace elements, atmospheric deposition, soil hydrology and soil physical properties, soil erosion, groundwater and surface waters, transport processes, systems for sampling, anlysis and monitoring of pollutants in soil and groundwater, quality assurance, the retention, degradation and bioavailability of organic pollutants, heavy metals, soil acidification, radionuclides, eutrophication, conservation of C in terrestrial ecosystems, liberation of green house gases (CO2, CH4, N2O), quantification of air, soil and water quality, (bio)remediation, modelling tools for quantification of fluxes and mass balances, restoration and conservation of landscapes/natural resources, quality criteria for soil and water, local practises used in multifunctional land use management, national and EU environmental policy and legislation applied to management of soil and water resources, links between environmental quality and health, conflicts between different groups of users (rural/urban areas, ornitologists/hunters, tourists/local population...)
Teaching And Learning Methods:
The course is part of the Euroleague for Life Science (ELLS) program and the organisation of the course rotates between the ELLS universities. Each course has its own focus depending on which region of Europe is visited during the excursion. The course comprise 3 weeks of full work, one week consisting of preparatory work (reading, theoretical exercises) in advance of the field excursion which runs over two weeks. The preparatory work can be distributed over a longer period than one week. The course is started by two video-link seminars, one is held 2 - 3 months before course start, and one immediately at start of the course. The video-link seminars involve all of the participating ELLS universities. The video-link seminars are used for presentation of the the study and excursion programs including the specific topics and case studies adressed, a short introduction tot the region of Europe to be visited, and presentation of the profiles of students and teachers. The preparatory work is carried out based on texts which can be downloaded from the course webpage. The field excursion is taking place in a selected region of one country where a number of different environmental problems and projects can be demonstrated, investigated and used for teaching. During the excursion the students and teachers stay at a course center. The teaching activities during the excursion comprise:- morning lectures providing theoretical backgound and overviews of selected cases to be adressed during the excursion- Excursions: Visits to different parts of the region for demonstration of environmental case studies- Group work on the case studies- Group presentation of case studies followed by discussion- Afternoon lectures and toursThe course is taught by ELLS teachers and workers at local authorities and research institutions.
Course Litterature:
- Selected book chapters, reports - to be presented at the course Campus site or distributed at the excursion part of the course.
- Lecture notes (presented at the course web page)
- Relevant web pages.
Course Responsible:
Bjarne Westergaard Strobel, bjwe@life.ku.dk, Department of Natural Sciences/Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Phone: 35332411
Attendance Fee
50 euro
Study Board
Study Committee NSN
Course Scope:
theoretical exercises 20
theoretical exercises 20
Excursions 40
project work 24
preparation 102
Course website: http://www.kursusinfo.life.ku.dk/Kurser/310036.aspx |
University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Humanities
5th International Summer School in Manuscript Studies
Duration: 9.-16. august 2008
ECTS: 5
Requirements: solid knowledge of ancient Icelandic and/or ancient Danish
Language: English
Level: MA/PhD
Contact: M. J. Driscoll, +45 35328471, mjd@hum.ku.dk
Link: http://english.arnamagnaeansk.ku.dk/summer_school/
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University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Theology
Individualism and Community Commitment in Church and Society This summer course with focus on individualism and community commitment in present Danish congregational life will introduce the current research and debate on mission shaped, emergent, liquid and fluctuating congregations vs. traditional ideas of congregations as identical with the local community in the folk church or a peculiar people in the local setting. The second part of the course will focus on field studies of various congregational models in and around Copenhagen. The overall question will be the interrelations between Individualism and Community Commitment in Church and society.
Course Book: Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger: Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Communities in Postmodern Cultures, Baker 2005
Course dates: August 18 – August 29 2008
ECTS credits: 15 ECTS
Language: English
Maximum number of participants: 30
Special requirements: The programme is open for students and graduates from all over the world, who:
1) have a good working knowledge of English
2) have studied Theology or Philosophy and Religion for at least two years at university level (BD, MTh, Candidate or the equivalent).
Course Instructor: Hans Raun Iversen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, hri@teol.ku.dk
Examination:
a) Active class attendance (75 % attendance as documented in the attendance record).
b) Familiarity with a reading list of 1,200-1,500 pages.
c) A written paper of 12-15 pages (2400 characters per page, including spaces), based on 500-750 pages of literature.
Kierkegaard in Copenhagen Seminar This course is a general, but detailed introduction to the thoughts of Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). This summer we will concentrate on Kierkegaard’s earliest major work, The Concept of Irony, before looking at some of his early pseudonymous works. Of central importance are his observations of the ways individual human beings confront – or fail to confront – the ethical nihilism he takes to be inherent in modern culture. We will also examine his strategy for reaching his readers regardless of their philosophical or theological backgrounds.
ECTS credits: 15 ECTS
Language: English
Max. Number of participants: 30
Time: June 30 – August 1
Main Text: The Concept of Irony
Special Requirements: BA and Ma level. The course aims at students interested in religion, philosophy, theology etc.
Exams:
a) Active class attendance (75 % attendance as documented in the attendance record).
b) Familiarity with a reading list of 1,200-1,500 pages.
c) A written paper of 12-15 pages (2400 characters per page, including spaces), based on 500-750 pages of literature.
Course Coordinator: K. Brian Söderquist, Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre, Copenhagen. Adjunct professor, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Theology, 2004-present.Adjunct professor, DIS at the University of Copenhagen University, 2000-present. kbs@sk.ku.dk
Søren Kierkegaard Research Center: http://www.sk.ku.dk/ The Courses Homepage: www.teol.ku.dk
Never again? Genocide in Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur After the horrors of the Holocaust, the international community drafted the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and pledged "never again" should such evil strike humanity. The pledge proved empty; numerous cases of genocidal violence followed. Bosnia (1992-1995) and Rwanda (1994) are particularly relevant: for one, they happened in our lifetimes, just ten years ago. Second, the atrocities committed in Bosnia took place only a few hours flight from Copenhagen - in Europe. The genocide in Rwanda occurred after many international warnings had been issued and with UN peacekeepers present. In both cases we could not justify our inactivity by lack of knowledge or experience. This time we knew. How could all this nonetheless happen? While we look for answers, we have to realise that the new century already has added another case to the list: Darfur. Since February 2003, more than 2 million people have been displaced and several hundred thousand have died in this province of Sudan. What is this conflict about – and is it really a genocide? Does it matter whether it is or not? Has we learnt any lessons from Bosnia and Rwanda or does Darfur only prove that genocide prevention is impossible?
In this class, we will examine the cases of Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur in order to learn how genocidal processes start, how they develop, and how they might be prevented. We will also look at topics such as the definition of genocide, the role of the United Nations and efforts to bring genocidaires to justice in front of international criminal tribunals.
ECTS credits: 10 ECTS
Language: English
Max. Number of participants: 30
Course dates: June 30 – August 1
Special requirements:
Graduate/MA level or postgraduate/PhD level. While students are not required to have taken previous courses on genocidal violence, the course aims at students who are interested in politics, history, international law, anthropology, international affairs and related studies.
Instructor: Martin Mennecke, PhD Fellow in International Law at the Danish Institute of International Studies (DIIS - www.diis.dk) & External Lecturer at the University of Copenhagen
Phone: 3269 8931, E-mail: mmn@diis.dk The Course Homepage: www.teol.ku.dk/cas (includes complete syllabus) Religious reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
To a growing number of Africans, Islamic and Christian reform movements offer attractive new ways of starting over in life. Getting rid of past ideals and forms of practice is central to both of these religious paradigms. Through religious related activities individuals are offered a NEW beginning in the form of new schemes of interpretation in a world of fast changes both locally and globally. After four decades of independence and changing political ideologies a growing number of African people find a reference point in religion.
The course takes a sociological approach to the religious reform movements. It addresses, in a comparative perspective, the ways in which religious reform movements influence the transformation of social structures and individuals’ scope of action. Through the topics presented below the course intends to illustrate the impact and the role of those movements for developments in modern Africa.
ECTS credits: 10 ECTS
Language: English
Max. Number of participants: 35
Course dates: 4. August – 29. August 2008
Special requirements:
Graduate/MA level or postgraduate/PhD level. The course aims at students interested in anthropology, political science, islamology, etc.
Instructor: Camilla Strandsbjerg, cand.mag., PhD. & Annette Haaber Ihle cand. scient. anth., PhD., post.doc.
Department of Cross-Cultural & Regional Studies, – Language, Religion & Society, University of Copenhagen, The Carsten Niebuhr Department for Near East Studies. www.tors.ku.dk
Phone: + 45 35 32 90 92
E-mail: ahi@hum.ku.dk The Courses Homepage: www.teol.ku.dk/cas |
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