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PTY-40088 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 29 June 2024

PTY-40088 - Health, Wellbeing and Behaviour Change (P&O)
Coordinator:
Lecture Time:
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To deepen the student understanding of health promotion, primary and secondary prevention, and health behaviour change.
To provide a context for the study of rehabilitation.
To equip the student with the knowledge and skills to analyse health promotion strategies in the context of behaviour change theories, models and principles.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain the concept of health promotion, differentiating between primary and secondary prevention in the context of P&O practice: 1
Critically analyse the concepts and constructs of selected health behaviour change theories and models: 1
Critically evaluate the extent to which health behaviour change theories and models incorporate psychological, socioeconomic and environmental factors: 1
Critically discuss and analyse health promotion strategies in the context of relevant theories, models, and principles of behaviour change: 1

Study hours

30 hours of teaching include:
~27 hours of tutor-led hours which may include lectures, workshops, seminars, tutorials
~03 hours of assessment preparation classes.
120 hours of independent study include:
~90 hours of self-directed study
~20 hours of guided independent study.
~10 hours of assessment preparation.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. 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/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 29 June 2024