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PCS-20001 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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

PCS-20001 - Lifestyle and Change in Contemporary Society
Coordinator: Charlotte Woodcock Tel: +44 1782 7 34878
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

In this 15 credit module you will examine lifestyle factors affecting individuals, families and communities and will explore ways of facilitating lifestyle change. You will attempt a personal lifestyle change to aid learning about challenges and opportunities in improving health and wellbeing, and will reflect on your progress. This module gives you a greater understanding of lifestyle factors and change models which will be useful in a range of career settings which have a public health focus.

Aims
This module will enable students to examine lifestyle factors affecting public health and examine individual and community approaches to change.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Discuss factors affecting lifestyle and population health in contemporary society including personal choice, culture and environment: 1
Discuss barriers and enablers to lifestyle change, and reflect on how these may be addressed: 1
Evaluate models which support change in contemporary society and consider how these may facilitate and sustain change: 1

Study hours

28 hours face to face teaching: 15 hours lectures, 10 hours group work, 3 hour debate
2 hour tutorial
120 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
A 2500 word assignment focusing on a behaviour change intervention
A 2,500 word assessment to describe, justify, and critically evaluate a behaviour change intervention targeting an identified health need of the student¿s choice. This will involve the identification of behaviour(s) to be changed and target population. A description of the intervention will include justification for its components and delivery strategy based on understanding of theory and empirical evidence, its evaluation, and consideration of limitations and unintended consequences.

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