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Health Sciences

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Health Sciences
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Applied Health Sciences, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2023
Module code: AGW23.5
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P311-0271
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for άbung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
3V+3S (6 hours per week, accumulated)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: 1
Duration: 2 semester
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Examination achievement

[updated 30.10.2023]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

AGW23.5 (P311-0271) Applied Health Sciences, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2023 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
90 class hours (= 67.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 112.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
AGW23.11 Health and Environment
AGW23.13
AGW23.14 Care Management and Evidence-Based Practice


[updated 04.09.2023]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christine Dörge
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Christine Dörge


[updated 04.09.2023]
Learning outcomes:
Module 23.5.1: Principles of health science
 
Learning outcomes:
 
After successfully completing this module, After successfully completing this module, students will:
 
   
 
   
• be able to name the subject matter, issues and leading disciplines in public health.
• be able to discuss the goals, tasks and field of action in public health.
• be able to trace the historical development of the health sciences/public health.
• be able to describe new and future challenges of health sciences/public health.
• be able to name and characterize the determinants of health and disease.
• be able to describe selected theoretical models of health and disease.
• be able to differentiate between subjective and scientific health and disease theories.
• be familiar with the problems of demarcation between health and illness.
• be familiar with and distinguish between existing classification systems for diseases, functional ability, disability and health.
 
• have a basic understanding of the background, tasks and objectives of health reporting.
 
  
• be able to apply health science issues to various subject-specific tasks and fields of action.
 
• be looking for solutions to health challenges.
• be able to justify the principles of health science action in relation to the resp. subject matter.
• be able to delineate individual- and population-based strands of reasoning.
 
  
• be able to consider different perspectives and deal with them constructively by practicing a shift in perspective in both large and small groups.
 
 
  
• have develop a professional self-understanding of public health/health sciences as an interdisciplinary field of work and research with the goal of maintaining the health of the population.
 
• have gained an impression of the breadth and scope of health science topics.
• be able to reflect on their own attitude towards health and illness and be open to change their ideas about this if necessary.
• recognize health as an important individual and societal resource.
• orient their professional actions on target groups and science.
 
 
Module 23.5.2: Interventions and Transfer
 
Learning outcomes:
 
After successfully completing this module, students will:
 
   
 
   
• be able to identify the specific health needs of diverse groups.
• be able to explain the public health action cycle as a method for theoretical analysis, as well as for planning, implementation and evaluation of health interventions.
 
• be able to recognize the challenges, opportunities and limitations of health science activities in selected fields of practice.
• be familiar with the tasks and procedures of intervention and transfer research.
 
  
• be able to trace the reason for, planning and implementation of health interventions on the basis of selected examples.
• be able to critically examine the dialogue between science and practice.
• be able to apply selected examples to illustrate approaches and procedures for science-practice transfer.
• be able to use findings from intervention and transfer research in the development, piloting, implementation, and evaluation of multifactorial interventions.
 
 
  
• be able to actively participate in the health science discourse with experts from science, practice and research.
 
  
• have acquired an understanding of the complexity and diversity of health science fields of action in theory and practice.
 
• be aware of the interdependencies between science, practice and research.

[updated 30.10.2023]
Module content:
Module 23.5.1: Principles of Health Science
 
• Subject matter, issues and leading disciplines in public health
• Goals, tasks and fields of action in public health
• Historical development of and new challenges to public health
• Central public health institutions (WHO, RKI, public health service. BZgA)
• National and global public health strategies
• Health determinants, views on health and disease
• Theoretical health and disease models (biomedical model, risk factor model, biopsychosocial model, salutogenesis)
 
• Subjective health theories / on the relevance of the lay perspective to health science
• The “burden of disease” concept
• Classification systems for diseases, disability and health (ICD, DSM, ICF)
• Introduction: Health Monitoring and Reporting
 
 
Module 23.5.2: Interventions and Transfer
 
• Public health action cycle
• Science-practice dialogue
• Introduction: Interventions and Transfer
• Implementation of individual public health strategies at the community, national, and/or international level (e.g., immunizations, physical activity, nutrition).
  
• Health protection (subject, areas, measures and players)
• Examples of local and regional health work
• Field trips/visits to selected congresses, institutions and players in health science fields of action (e.g. "Poverty and Health" PuGiS, ÖGD)
    


[updated 30.10.2023]
Teaching methods/Media:
Blended learning

[updated 30.10.2023]
Recommended or required reading:
Will be announced at the beginning of the module.

[updated 30.10.2023]
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