PTY-10094 - Module Specification School of Allied Health Professions Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 November 2024
PTY-10094 - Health and Wellbeing (MSci/BScRES)
Coordinator: Elizabeth Rutley
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Co-requisites
None
Prerequisites
None
Barred Combinations
None
Description for 2024/25
The module introduces students to the concept of health and wellbeing with a focus on primary prevention and health promotion. The module reflects the shifting emphasis away from a medical disease model towards a health model based on personal responsibility and prevention of disease.
This module aims to introduce students to the concept of health and wellbeing, to explore common determinants of health, to explore the role of primary prevention and health promotion in the context of health and wellbeing and to equip students with the theoretical principles that underpin common health promotion interventions for themselves and the service users and carers.
Intended Learning Outcomes
define terms commonly used in primary prevention and health promotion: 1describe the psychological, physiological and socio-economic factors that impact on health and wellbeing for themselves and service user/s: 1demonstrate an understanding of the importance of a holistic approach to the promotion of health and wellbeing with reference to psychological and physiological factors: 1
Study hours
Active learning hours 30~12 hours of lectures- 50% in situ and 50% online~10 hours of seminar/ workshop/ group activities~6 hours of directed study - asynchronous~2 hours of assessment preparation and formativeIndependent study 120Student lead group activity 20 hoursStudent led independent study 100 hours
School Rules
None
Description of Module Assessment