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PTY-20020 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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

PTY-20020 - Health and the Environment
Coordinator: Rasha Okasheh
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites



Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This module, will be delivered within the School of Health and Rehabilitation. The module focuses on how the home, work or immediate environment may affect a person's health. The module explores the concept of health and topics such as. the respiratory system and the effect of pollution. stressors implicated in the causation of mental health problems and the role of physical activity and exercise for health exploring links to obesity, chronic disease and reduced exercise tolerance. The effect of temperature on physical activity is explored along with the implications for health regarding the spread of disease due to insect vectors.

Aims
To provide students with an appreciation of how the environment may impact on human health.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pty-20020/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate knowledge, understanding and the ability to critically evaluate the effects differing environmental factors can have on human mental and physical health: 1
understand the effect the changing environment may have on human mental and physical health and to demonstrate knowledge and the ability to critically evaluate these changes: 1

Study hours

150 hours total, comprising:
Scheduled Learning/Teaching: 19 hours of lectures, 6 hours of assessment preparation.
Independent Study: 6 hours of group work, plus independent learning.


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
Individual assignment
Individual 2000 word assignment based on an aspect of the module content that demonstrates subject specific knowledge and critical evaluation skills.

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