DEMOGRAPHICS

PUBH540

Course Code: PUBH540
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Evaluate and discuss the impact of demographic characteristics of Turkey and the world on public health

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

SABE605 SABE606 HAS529 HAS535

Course Description

The lectures include population structure and development

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The definition and scope of demographics
2^nd Week	History of demographics
3^rd Week	Major demographic changes in the history
4^th Week	Demographic indicators
5^th Week	Data sources in demography
6^th Week	Demographic transition
7^th Week	demographic transformation in Turkey
8^th Week	Fertility and health
9^th Week	Mortality and health
10^th Week	Ageing
11^th Week	Marriages, family and household structure
12^th Week	Urbanization and health
13^th Week	Migration and health
14^th Week	Turkish Demographic and Health Surveys (1968-)

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Çağatay Güler, Levent Akın ( Ed.) Halk Sağlığı, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016
2.Emel Başar, 2010, Demografiye Giriş, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara
3. Türkiye Nüfus ve Sağlık Araştırma Raporları (1968-2013)
4. Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health 6th Edition, 2015

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Report Preparation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	25
Assignment	1	25
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	15	15
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	8	112
Preparation for Final exam	1	47	47
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	8	8
Total Work Load			225
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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