Our Teaching
The integrative character of the chair is reflected by its teaching profile: The overriding goal of our teaching is to provide students with both fundamental technical knowledge in the analytical-methodological field, and application- and implementation-oriented knowledge in a way that is appropriate to the target group. Research and teaching are closely linked and enable students to participate directly in every stage of the research process.
Courses
The Chair of Social Determinants of Health offers courses for the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs of the Department of Sport and Health Sciences. Courses cover topics such as health sociology, social determinants of health, and qualitative research methods.
Courses WiSe 2025 / 2026
| LV-Nr | Titel | Termine | Dauer | Art | Dozenten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory subject | |||||
| MH11000801 | Präventiion und Gesundheitsförderung in unterschiedlichen Settings | - | 2 | VO | Hoffmann, L.; Roick, J. |
| MH11000802 | Salutogenese, Partizipation und Lebensqualität | - | 2 | VO | Gebhard, D. |
| MH16000401 | Introduction to Health and Society | - | 2 | VO | Richter, M. |
| MH16000402 | Health and Society | - | 2 | UE | Hoffmann, L.: Roick, J. |
| MH21000301 | Einführung in die Soziologie | - | 2 | VO | Richter, M. |
| MH21000303 | Einführung in die Soziologie (Moodlekurs) | - | 1 | UE | Richter, M. |
| Elective subject | |||||
| MH11101501 | Gesundheit einfach erklärt | - | 2 | SE | Hossaini, J. |
| MH16000103 | Applied qualitative research in Diversity, Inequality and Health | - | 4 | SE | Hoffmann, L.; Hossaini, J. |
| Optional subject | |||||
| MH16003801 | Providing Access through Recruitment | - | 1 | SE | Hossaini, J. |
| MH16003802 | Recruitment Experiments | - | 2 | UE | Hossaini, J. |
| 2970000111 | SDH Kolloquium für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen | - | 2 | KO | Richter, M. |
Theses
Students have the opportunity to write their bachelor's or master's thesis at the Chair of Social Determinants of Health. A thesis can be written about one of the proposed topics below, but students are also welcome to suggest their own topics. For your own topic proposals, please send an email with initial thoughts on the following aspects:
- Preliminary research question
- Motivation for the research
- Research design (including methodology, implementation, proposed access to the field).
Please send all inquiries regarding bachelor's or master's theses exclusively to the following email address: hoffmann.laura@tum.de.
Current Topic Proposals:
Bachelorarbeit: Wie unterscheiden sich Rationalismus und Empirismus als philosophische Positionen hinsichtlich ihrer Manifestation und Auswirkungen in der gesundheitswissenschaftlichen Forschung und/oder Praxis? [Methode: Theoretische Arbeit, Essay, Argumentation evtl. mit Reviewelementen; Sprache: deutsch oder englisch]
Bachelorarbeit: Deutscher Idealismus: Anwendung(-spotenziale) der philosophischen Position in der gesundheitswissenschaftlichen Forschung und/oder Praxis [Methode: Theoretische Arbeit, Essay, Argumentation evtl. mit Reviewelementen; Sprache: deutsch oder englisch]
Bachelorarbeit: Die Bedeutung von Kausalität basierend auf verschiedenen ontologischen und epistemologischen Positionen (z. B. Positivismus, kritischer Realismus, Konstruktivismus) [Methode: Theoretische Arbeit, Essay, Argumentation evtl. mit Reviewelemenenten; Sprache: deutsch oder englisch]
Bachelorarbeit: Argumente gegen die Unterscheidung von qualitativer und quantitativer Forschung in den Gesundheitswissenschaften – pragmatische und andere Perspektiven [Methode: Theoretische Arbeit, Essay, Argumentation, mit Reviewelementen; Sprache: deutsch oder englisch]
Bachelorarbeit: „Research Waste“– Reasons for early study terminations in health sciences [Methode: Review; Sprache: englisch]
BA/MA: Rurality as a Social Determinant of Health/ Rural Health Disparities/ Rural-urban disparities/ Rural and remote Health/ Health of rural populations [Method: Review; German/English]
BA/MA: Rurality and Digital Health [Method: Review; German/English]
BA/MA: Remote Monitoring and Wearables/ wearable devices [Method: Review; German/English]
BA/MA: Use of Smartwatches/Wearables for Preventing Clinical Events Across Health Domains (like Prevention of Cardiovascular Events) [Method: Review; German/English]
BA/MA: Digital Biomarkers on the Wrist: Effectiveness of Smartwatches/Wearables in Preventing Events across Health Domains (like in Cardiovascular/ Metabolic/ Respiratory/ Mental Health) [Method: Review; German/English]