COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HSA 5060 SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Public Health

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YÜCEL DEMIRAL

Offered to

Public Health

Course Objective

To know and evaluate the factors that affect and determine health

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to list the factors that determine health
2   To know the evaluation methods related to the social determinants of health
3   To know the classification criteria and tools related to social determinants
4   To know the relationship between health and inequality

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Race / Racism Measurement & assesment of inequalities
2 Culture inequalities & social systems
3 Gender
4 Biology and genetic endowment
5 Income and social status
6 Employment and working conditions
7 Education and literacy
8 Childhood experiences
9 Physical environments
10 Access to health services

Recomended or Required Reading

Numerous articles will be covered

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.111
LO.2111
LO.3111
LO.41