HEALTH COMMUNICATION

İLF409

Course Code: İLF409
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Erdem Alper Turan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

They learn the fundamental concepts and approaches related to health communication.
They can evaluate the relationship between health literacy, health behaviors, and health communication.
They can analyze media content and digital communication applications produced in the field of health within the framework of communication theories.

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The course addresses health communication across individual, societal, and health system dimensions in both theoretical and practical frameworks. It comprehensively examines core concepts of health communication, health literacy, communication processes influencing health behaviors, health journalism, digital health communication, health campaigns, and the ethical and social aspects of health-related media content; aiming to integrate theoretical knowledge with contemporary practices so that students develop the skills to analyze, plan, and evaluate communication processes within the field of health.

Course Contents

Recommended or Required Reading

Okay, A. (2020). Sağlık iletişimi. Der Yayınları. Der Yayınları.

Yüksel, E. (Ed.). (2020). Bütün yönleriyle sağlık iletişimi: Kuram, uygulama ve tartışmalar. Literatürk Academia.

Thompson, T. L., Parrott, R., & Nussbaum, J. F. (Eds.). (2011). The Routledge handbook of health communication (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Schiavo, R. (2014). Health communication: From theory to practice (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass. WorldCat

Kreps, G. L., & Thornton, B. C. (1992). Health communication: Theory & practice (2nd ed.). Waveland Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Other	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	16	16
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

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