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Psychology in Public Health
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:25.08.2022 12:25:12
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_125 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Public Health | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inese Stars | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Biology and social sciences (basics). | ||||||||
| Objective: | The study course aims to raise awareness of the possibilities of mutual interrelation between psychology and public health and to present students with fundamental principles in psychology applied in public health and its suitability in public health science and practice. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Underpinnings of psychology and public health cooperation: a historical perspective | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Critical thinking in public health | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Concept of health literacy in the context of public health | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Current challenges (problems) in public health and capabilities of psychology in addressing them | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Application of the debate “nature and nurture” in public health | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Sensation and perception | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Thinking as a psychological process | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Attention and memory. Analysis of examples related to public health | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Language and speech – their role in public health practice | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Imagination and its use in the performance of a public health professional | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Emotions and feelings, and their different manifestations in public health practice | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Motivation in the context of public health | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Within the framework of the study course, students perform various independent tasks, according to the specific topics of the study course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1) participation in seminars, group work, quality of individual independent work (5%) 2) situation analysis on the application of psychological knowledge in understanding and solving specific public health problems, which the student prepares in writing and submits in e-studies until the day of the written exam (45%) 3) written exam on the theoretical material of the study course (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Will be able to define psychology science and describe the specifics and applicability of its principles and actions in the context of public health. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will be able to recognize psychological topics in the public health problematic cases. Will be able to identify the presence of psychological factors in choices related to health behaviour. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Will be able to offer a wider and more elastic view of public health problems and perform an adequate application of psychology knowledge for solving problems related to public health. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Baltiņš M. (2003). Lietišķā epidemioloģija, Zinātne. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Mārtinsone, K., Miltuze, A. red. (2015). Psiholoģija 1. Pamatjautājumi - teorijas un pētījumi. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC | ||||||||
| 3 | Mārtinsone, K., Miltuze, A. red. (2015). Psiholoģija 2. Personība, grupa, sabiedrība, kultūra. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC | ||||||||
