FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

PUBH529

Course Code: PUBH529
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Rengin Erdal

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Asees the public health problems
Recommend problem solving interventions for the public health problems

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course is designed to promote the application of public health science to a wide range of common problems and issues

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition of health
2^nd Week	Definition of public health and the roots of public health (history)
3^rd Week	Principles of public health (I)
4^th Week	Principles of public health (II)
5^th Week	Classification of health care
6^th Week	Risks for public health (I)
7^th Week	Risks for public health (II)
8^th Week	Importance of preventive health care
9^th Week	Importance of prevention of person and classification
10^th Week	Early diagnoses in public health
11^th Week	Public health and education
12^th Week	Description of worker in public health
13^th Week	Personal and official responsibilities
14^th Week	Globalization and public health
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Levent Akın , Prof. Dr. Çağatay Güler . Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2012
2. Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health 6th Edition, 2015
3. Epidemiology For Public Health Practice, Editörler: Robert H. Firiis, Thomas A Sellers. Jones and Barlett Publishers, London,2009
4. International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Elsevier Inc, 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Presentation
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
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	12	12
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam	1	26	26
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Total Work Load			164
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.46
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5	X	X
K6	X	X
K7
K8
K9	X	X
K10	X	X
K11	X	X