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Therapeutic Mineral Waters and Mud
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:16.06.2022 15:00:54
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | ZFTK_013 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Pharmacy; Social Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Baiba Mauriņa | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Department of Applied Pharmacy | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061547 | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 16 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 32 | ||||
Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Inorganic and organic chemistry, Plant and animal biology, history of Latvia. | ||||||||
Objective: | 1. To gain knowledge of the most important natural healing factors, their origin, composition, locations. 2. To find out the history of resorts, their role and significance. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | General characteristics of health resorts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Classification of health resorts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Healing mineral waters, their characteristics. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
4 | Latvian mineral waters, their characteristics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
5 | Barbele – the first resort in the territory of Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
6 | Baldone – once a remarkable Latvian resort. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
7 | Healing mud, their characteristics. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
8 | Ķemeri – a famous mud and mineral water resort. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
9 | Jurmala – the most famous Latvian resort. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
10 | European health resorts, their characteristics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
11 | Artificial mineral waters, history and significance of their creation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
12 | Artificial mineral water institution in Riga. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
13 | Crimea and the Caucasus mineral waters and mud. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
14 | Latvian small resorts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | General characteristics of health resorts. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Classification of health resorts. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Healing mineral waters, their characteristics. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
4 | Latvian mineral waters, their characteristics. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
5 | Barbele – the first resort in the territory of Latvia. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
6 | Baldone – once a remarkable Latvian resort. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
7 | Healing mud, their characteristics. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
8 | Ķemeri – a famous mud and mineral water resort. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
9 | Jurmala – the most famous Latvian resort. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
10 | European health resorts, their characteristics. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
11 | Artificial mineral waters, history and significance of their creation. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
12 | Artificial mineral water institution in Riga. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
13 | Crimea and the Caucasus mineral waters and mud. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
14 | Latvian small resorts. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Students can independently get acquainted with the assortment of mineral waters in pharmacies and cosmetics, which use healing mud. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | 1. Class attendance. 2. Participation in discussions on current spa topics. 3. Two electronic tests The exam grade consists of the average grade from both tests. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | As a result of the study course acquisition, the student: 1. Will know the processes of healing mineral waters and mud formation in nature, their composition and effects on the human body 2. Will be able to recognize and formulate the types of mineral water and mud exposure and application possibilities 3. Getting acquainted with the history of the formation of resorts, will be able to evaluate their role in the processes of health recovery. | ||||||||
Skills: | As a result of the study course acquisition, the student: 1. Will be able to orientate in the range of mineral waters, according to their composition to recommend their use 2. Will be able to evaluate the effect of healing mud on the human body depending on the composition and formation process 3. Will be able to navigate the diversity of resorts and, if necessary, choose the right resort. | ||||||||
Competencies: | As a result of the study course acquisition, the student will be able to assess the impact of natural healing factors on human health, as well as the role of healing mineral waters and mud in the process of health recovery. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Terentjeva L., M.Rozenfelde. Ārstnieciskie minerālūdeņi. – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1976. - 133 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
2 | Terentjeva L., Frīdenberga L. Dabiskā siltumdziedniecība. – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1986, 71-118, (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
3 | Šidlovska V., I.Karpoviča. Latvijas minerālūdeņi un mazie kūrorti. – Materia Medica, 1998, Nr. 9, 4-7; Nr. 10, 5-10; Nr.11,7-9; Nr.12, 4-6. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
4 | Šidlovska V. Ārstnieciskās dūņās. – Materia Medica, 1998, Nr.6/7, 12-17; Nr.8, 5-8. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
5 | Amy Huang MD, Sophie Seité PhD and Tony Adar MD. The use of balneotherapy in dermatology. Clinics in Dermatology, 2018-05-01, Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 363-368. | ||||||||
6 | Šidlovska V., I.Karpoviča. Ārstnieciskie minerālūdeņi. – Materia Medica, 2000, janvāris, 20-23; februāris, 19-21; marts, 14-17. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
8 | Amy Huang MD, Sophie Seité PhD and Tony Adar MD. The use of balneotherapy in dermatology. Clinics in Dermatology, 2018-05-01, Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 363-368. | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | Mark Groven, Joseph E. Pizzorno. Peat Therapeutics and Balneotherapy. Textbook of Natural Medicine, 45, 371-378. 2021 |