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The course is offered as part-time distance education with mandatory campus meetings early and late in the course. Instruction at campus meetings is in the form of lectures, group exercises, and examination seminars. An internet-based virtual learning environment is used in the course. The course comprises the following components:
- definitions of child maltreatment and different forms of violence against children
- occurrence of child abuse
- consequences of child maltreatment
- signs and symptoms of child maltreatment
- the disclosure process
- protective and risk factors for child maltreatment
- professional conduct
- cooperation and collaboration when working with child maltreatment
- the rights of the child
- public health policy and national public health goals

Progressive specialisation: A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Master's level

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

• Master programme in Public Health Science: Childrens life and health (studied during year 1)
• Master Programme in Health Science: Focus Public Health Sciences (studied during year 1)