EMHPA Handbook 2022-2024

• Methodological, ethical and practical issues which underpin scientific investigation and
intervention in the field of child health and PA.
• Opportunities for students to obtain a European perspective on the general topic, and offer
them tools to evaluate how policy issues differ between countries.
• An international, multidisciplinary approach.
Workloads of the students (hours)
40 Preparation for the course (abstract).
260 Preparation and lectures, workshops and presentations.
120 Exam (Essay).
Teaching methods/Pedagogical issue
Lectures, seminars, practical workshops, student presentations and written exams. The teaching
staff will have international scientific qualifications in core fields.
The ambition is to engage students in the organisation, execution and assessment of various
educational sequences.
E-learning:
Study material and virtual rooms for discussions between students and students and staff, will
be made available on the e-learn platform of SDU University.
Mandatory and/or recommended literature:
PDF files of the literature will be available via e-learn platform.
Forms of examination
The exams consist of three parts:
• Acceptance of a scientific abstract of a chosen topic, submitted before the beginning of the
course (internal evaluation). The abstract can consist of either:
- a research project (short introduction, purpose, methods, results, and conclusion)
- a suggestion for a project (introduction, purpose and hypothesis, expected results)
- a review of a specific topic e.g. related to the thesis of the student (introduction, aim,
overview of findings, discussion).
• Passing a multiple choice test (internal evaluation).
• Passing a written essay of no more than 24,000 units’ exclusive references (external
evaluation).
Course co-ordinators
Professor Anne Kær Gejl
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