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PCS-10001 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

PCS-10001 - Introduction to Public Health
Coordinator: Ross Wilkie Room: MSPC1.74 Tel: +44 1782 7 34845
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23


Aims
This module will introduce the students to concepts of public health including:
the social model of health
health beliefs and wider determinants of health
alternative approaches to wellbeing
values about health (lay, cultural and religious)
the underlying principles of health including social justice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify and explore models and concepts relating to public health: 1,2
Explain how a range of factors and determinants may impact on the physical and psycho-social health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities: 1,2
Examine health beliefs relating to own and others¿ understanding of public health and wellbeing: 1,2

Study hours

53 hours face to face time, including 25 hours lectures, 20 hours discussions and 8 hours group work
2 hours tutorial time
5 hours presentation session
240 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Case Study weighted 60%
A 2,000-word case study
A 2,000-word case study which explores health and wellbeing within an individual, family or community in a setting of the student's choice

2: Presentation weighted 40%
A 10-minute presentation with a further 5 minutes for questions
A 10-minute presentation of a genogram which relates to the case study, with an additional 5 minutes for questions.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023