The course will examine the interdependencies and synergies between the humanities and medicine to enhance sustainable social change. Traditionally, the humanities and natural sciences have been viewed as separate realms; this course will demonstrate how their interaction can help address some of the world's greatest challenges.
The five credit bachelor's course will be a module in Circle U. Open Campus, which means that students from the Circle U. universities in Belgrade, London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Pisa, Aarhus, and Louvain can also apply for admission.
The course is based on an Open Lecture Series which will be available on the Open Campus throughout the summer.
As their final exam, students will record their own lectures on global challenges, which will be added to the series, the course leader professor Eivind Engebretsen explains.
Watch the first lecture (link to YouTube)
All students are welcome to apply
The Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo is responsible for the course, which has been adapted for an interdisciplinary student group. The course will begin in the autumn, and it is already possible to apply for admission.
Funding has been granted from UiO:Life Science's course development support, an internal scheme that enables faculties and departments at UiO to create interdisciplinary courses in the life sciences or adapt existing courses for an interdisciplinary student group. Recently, this scheme was expanded to also include master's and PhD courses. The aim is to provide students at all levels with access to interdisciplinary education.