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OCT-40001 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 07 May 2024

OCT-40001 - Health, Wellbeing and Behaviour Change
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 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

critically analyse the concept of health promotion, differentiating between primary and secondary prevention in the context of occupational therapy 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
analyse health promotion strategies in the context of relevant theories, models, and principles of behaviour change: 1

Study hours

30 tutor led active learning hours to include:
~ 10 hours lectures,
~ 10 hours workshops,
~ 5 hours seminars,
~ 2 hours tutorials
~ 3 hours of assessment preparation classes.
120 hours of independent study
~20 hours of guided independent study
~100 hours of independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

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: 07 May 2024