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Health Sciences in Practice


Dozent/in Dr. sc. Kathryn Ann Dawson-Townsend
Veranstaltungsart Masterseminar
Code FS251089
Semester Frühjahrssemester 2025
Durchführender Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften
Studienstufe Master
Termin/e Do, 20.02.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 06.03.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 13.03.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 20.03.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 27.03.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 03.04.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 10.04.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 17.04.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 01.05.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 08.05.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 15.05.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Do, 22.05.2025, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Mo, 16.06.2025, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr, HS 1 (Prüfung)
Umfang 2 Semesterwochenstunden
Inhalt Guest speakers will present information including but not limited to: their career path, their current position, their company/institution and industry, examples of how they practice health science in their role as well as career advice. Presentations will be followed by an active Q&A session.

Weekly lecture sessions also cover various management topics that will help students better evaluate their chosen target organizations and settings. These include but are not limited to: strategy and various strategic tools, creativity and innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, sustainability.
E-Learning All learning materials are provided via the E-learning platform Moodle.
Lernziele This course provides students with insights into the wide variety of potential career directions in the health sciences that they may pursue. Through their own research and engaging presentations by current practitioners in the field of health sciences, students will be prepared to conduct their own job searches in the future.

The course requires students to conduct research on companies/institutions and their industries, which will help students prepare for interviews at these or similar firms.
Voraussetzungen By the end of this course, students should be able:
- Identify target firms and industries they would like to consider for their career
- Prepare for interviews by researching target firms and their industries
Sprache Englisch
Begrenzung Open for Health Sciences students This course is a "Academic and Professional Skills" course
Anmeldung https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=858
Prüfung Students must write and submit one dossier on one company of their choice (40%) and write a final exam (60%) in order to pass and earn 3 ECTS.

IMPORTANT: In order to earn credits and participate at the exam registration via Uni Portal within the exam registration period is MANDATORY. Further information: www.unilu.ch/en/study/courses-exams-regulations/health-sciences-and-medicine/exams/
Abschlussform / Credits written exam / 3 Credits
Hinweise Teaching method(s):
Interactive classes based on presentations from guest speakers who are currently working or studying in the field of health sciences. Speakers from the following industry branches will be invited: pharmaceutical and biotech firms, hospitals, governmental departments, academia, consulting, and other areas.
Hörer-/innen Nein
Kontakt kathryn.dawson@unilu.ch
Material The teaching material is based on the information shared by the lecturer, guest speakers and the information students can find from other sources (online, others). Lecture slides and selected presentations will be posted to Moodle.