Living habits - physiology and health
15.0 ECTS credits- Physical activity with an emphasis on its health-promoting effects.
- The importance of diet for common diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
- National public health goals, recommendations regarding physical activity and diet.
- The impact of stress, sleep, alcohol, and tobacco on health.
- The connection between living habits and other determinants of health such as structural factors, living conditions, the social environment, and the individual's heritage and abilities.
- Motivation theories and change processes.
- Ethical aspects related to living habits.
- The physiology of the human body.
- The importance of diet for common diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
- National public health goals, recommendations regarding physical activity and diet.
- The impact of stress, sleep, alcohol, and tobacco on health.
- The connection between living habits and other determinants of health such as structural factors, living conditions, the social environment, and the individual's heritage and abilities.
- Motivation theories and change processes.
- Ethical aspects related to living habits.
- The physiology of the human body.
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 1)