PCS-10001 - Module Specification
School of Primary, Community and Social Care
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This 30-credit module in the first year of the programme will introduce you to the concepts of public health and wellbeing which underpin the understanding of the way people and populations live and and manage their health and wellbeing as an individual, and in families and communities. This forms the basis of core knowledge for other modules in this degree. Key lectures and group work with other students will support your learning in this interesting area of study, and enable you to apply this to public health and wellbeing in a range of contexts relating to possible future career choices.

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