COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEALTH SOCIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HSA 6101 HEALTH SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Public Health

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BÜLENT KILIÇ

Offered to

Public Health

Course Objective

At the end of the course students will be able to understand, define & analyse social factors which have profound effect on health.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows theoretical framework
2   Knows social determinants of health
3   Knows conceptual framework of health & sickness
4   Understands health & culture relation
5   Knows & implies qualitative research methods
6   kNOWS CONCEPT OF MediCalizaTION

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition ıf basic concepts & theories
2 Social determinants of health
3 Fundamental theories of socilogy
4 Medical sociology
5 Concepts of health & illness
6 Social inequalities
7 Transformation of health
8 Gender
9 Migration
10 Qualitative research methods
11 Qualitative research methods
12 Analytical methodology in social research

Recomended or Required Reading

1)Weitz R. The sociology of health, illness and health care Wadsporth. Pub. Company, USA, 1996.
2)Hahn R. Anthropology in Public Health Oxford Univ. Press, NY, USA, 1999.
3)Conrad P, Kern R. The sociology of health and illness 4th ed. St. Martin s Pres, NY, USA, 1994.
4) Nalçacı E, Hamzaoğlu O, Özalp E (eds). Eleştirel Sağlık Sosyolojisi Sözlüğü. Nazım Kitaplığı, 2006.
5) Belek I. Toplumsal Bilinç , Sorun yay, Istanbul, 1991.
6)Belek I. Sağlığın Politik Ekonomisi Yazılama Yay. No:24, 3. bs, Istanbul, 2009.
7)Belek I. Sınıf, Sağlık, Eşitsizlik Sorun Yayınları, Istanbul, 1998.
8)Wilkinson R, Pickett K. The spirit level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2009.
9)Belek I. Sağlıkta Dönüşüm. Yazılama Yay. No:52, Istanbul, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 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)

Prof.Dr.B.Kılıç

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 1 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 4 8
Preparing presentations 2 2 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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