Global Health course with Clinical Placement and Cross-cultural Nursing
With increasing globalization, mobility, and cultural flows, health problems need to be addressed from a worldwide perspective. We offer a course in Global Health for national and international students in nursing.
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Apply from: 01. Sep 2025
Study facts
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Campus: Drammen, Porsgrunn and Vestfold -
Study level: Exchange programmes, bachelor level -
Progression of study: Full time -
Start up: Spring 2026 -
Teaching model: Campus -
Credits: 7,5 + 5 with eight weeks practice -
Charge: No tuition fee. -
Closing dates: 15.10.2025 -
Semesters: 1 -
Teaching Language: English
Nursing exchange to USN
Nursing students at bachelors level from selected partner universities can study at USN in the spring semester.
- Global Health course with Clinical Placement and Cross-cultural Nursing
- Cross Cultural nursing course with clinical placement
Global Health
Why not take the opportunity to study global health in an international setting in Norway?
Health is a human right. Global health work is important because it aims to improve worldwide health, access to healthcare services and the quality of health care for all. Global health considers several determinants, or factors, that influence health. Globalisation, climate change, political conflicts, poverty, and lack of education are among the main factors.
The aim is for the students on this course to gain knowledge and an understanding of the political, socio-economic, cultural and environmental factors that affect global health. The course focuses on how nurses may contribute to and collaborate in global health strategies.
Clinical Placement
Clinical placement is open to a very limited number of international exchange students studying at one of USN's bilateral partner institutions. Exchange students must have completed at least 60 ECTS or equivalent within the relevant study field, and be officially nominated by their home university, to enrol.
Please note: The number of clinical placements are extremely limited and placements cannot be guaranteed until the student has received an admission letter from USN that actually confirms the placement. This is especially important now, since the pandemic situation is making the process unpredictable.
Community or medical placement, eight weeks.
Cross-cultural Nursing
Nurses in the future have to perform nursing in a way that covers cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity and cultural competence. This module intends to encourage to such approach.
In addition to the governmental imperative to include English taught courses in bachelor studies, it is obviously that nurses in the future should be able to communicate professionally with patients and colleagues in English.
The course can be combined with a clinical practice period.
This module will be taught in English and in addition to serve as obligatory module in the ordinary BA-nursing curriculum, this module may also be as a part of the professional education programs for incoming - and outgoing exchange students.
Community or medical placement, eight weeks
Study Plan and Course Plans
A study plan describes the content, structure and organization of a study programme. To each study plan there is a set of course plans that describe the different courses. In the course plan you will also find a reading list. Below you will find a study model that shows you which courses that are taught in each term. In the study model you'll also find links to each course plan.
Link to the latest published course plan
Admission requirements
The programme is open to international exchange students studying at one of USN's bilateral partner institutions. Exchange students at the bachelor-level must have completed at least 60 ECTS or equivalent within the relevant study field, and be officially nominated by their home university in order to apply. Admission to the programme requires a good command of the English language, both spoken and written. An English proficiency equivalent to B2 (Cambridge) level is recommended.
