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PSY-30150 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 01 May 2024

PSY-30150 - Health and Disease
Coordinator: Sue Sherman Room: DH1.88 Tel: +44 1782 7 33384
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Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

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
The module aims are 1) to develop students' knowledge and understanding of psychological aspects of health issues, 2) to acquire and review the theoretical underpinnings of health psychology and how these relate to practice within specific health areas, 3) to enable students to apply their knowledge by designing a theoretically motivated health campaign, and 4) to enable students to appreciate the relevance of health psychology issues for different populations.

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe key theories and behavioural models applicable to health psychology;: 1
critically appraise and assess the quality of relevant literature within specific areas of health research in psychology;: 1
critically discuss the contexts in which these theories/models are applied;: 1
design a health campaign which demonstrates an integrated understanding of health psychology theory and contexts;
: 1
discuss issues relating to health outcomes for under-represented groups, different populations and within a global context: 1

Study hours

10 hours seminars and support sessions
30 hours asynchronous work preparing for seminars
10 hours group work on activities to support the assessment
100 hours independent study and coursework preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 100%
Campaign design and evaluation
Students will be asked to design a health campaign relevant to a particular health issue. This can relate to either an individual behaviour change campaign or a wider public health concern. Examples of campaign foci: Increasing cervical screening uptake in older women Communicating effectively with young LGBT adults about safe sex Improving compliance with social distancing during COVID-19 outbreak Students will be asked to briefly outline the proposed campaign and then to write a critical reflection on the rationale for the campaign design drawing upon relevant theories, concepts and research discussed in class. The answer should explicitly identify: ¿the behaviour or issue being targeted ¿the rationale for the campaign ¿who the campaign is aimed at (and who it excludes) and its context (eg urban, rural, country etc) ¿the health psychology theory/model/approach underpinning the campaign ¿details about campaign¿s components and delivery format ¿information about how the success of the campaign might be evaluated Total word count - 3000 words

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Last Updated: 01 May 2024