BSc (Hons) Public Health

Module: 4HW077

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Foundation and Principles of Public Health introduces major concepts and principles for modern Public Health practice. Students will learn about the key aspects underpinning Public Health at local and international levels. At local level, the Public Health Knowledge and Skills Framework will be examined to help develop understanding of the required knowledge, core skills and competencies to practice effective Public Health in the UK as well as developing understanding of the range of public health roles and career opportunities. At the international level, students will be exposed to global health policies and interventions. Evidence-based public health is a pre-requisite in modern Public Health practice; student will therefore be learning about the role of data, how to identify and evaluate data/evidence for use in practice. The ethical issues underlying public health policy and interventions today will also be discussed. In addition, students will gain basic team working skills as part of collaborative working in groups.

Module: 4HW078

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

In public health, communication skills and understanding the techniques that you can use to communicate effectively are essential to disseminate simple as well as complex health issues and advice to both individuals and large populations. This module will provide you with a clear background to communication theories, models of communication, and education theory, as well as an examination of key theoretical themes and perspectives on health communication. As well as providing you with an insight into the theoretical frameworks for effective communication by integrating ideas from educational theory and the study of communication techniques into the specific context of health promotion, it will also include discussions around new and emerging social media as well as social marketing techniques. You will also have the opportunity to develop practical skills in communicating with individuals, groups and other health professionals.

Module: 4HW079

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module introduces you to the key concepts, theories and models in the discipline of Health Psychology. Health Psychology is concerned with the study of psychological processes in health, illness and healthcare. Health Psychologists study the behavioural factors that are associated with staying healthy, as well as exploring how people who are ill can be helped to adapt to, or recover from, their illness. You will be introduced to 4 main areas of Health Psychology: the prevention and management of illness; the identification of psychological factors contributing to physical illness; the promotion and maintenance of health; and the use of Health Psychology research to inform interventions. On successful completion of the module, you will be able to critically evaluate how Health Psychology theory and research has aided our understanding of the influences on health-related behaviour, and how psychological and physiological processes are associated with ill health. You will be encouraged to apply Health Psychology to real world examples. The assignment seeks to develop your capacity to use Health Psychology to both analyse a significant current public health topic and to provide an evidence-based intervention to address this topic.

Module: 4HL002

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

& nbsp; This module will& nbsp;focus on the enhancement of both volunteering and employability skills. Successful completion of the module will lead to the & #39;Silver& #39; Wolverhampton Enterprise and Employability Award Personal and professional benefits from this module;- & middot; Develop a better understanding of the voluntary sector and community organisations & middot; Understand skills which employers value -Develop personal communication and presentation skills -Identify and articulate relevant employability skills & middot; Introduction to useful contacts for the future & middot; Engage in active personal development & nbsp;

Module: 4HW034

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

To introduce you to the major sociological perspectives and their application to the study of Public Health issues. To develop your appreciation of sociological theories and the ways in which these provide a basis for your understanding of the development of public health policy & practice

Module: 4HW032

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module introduces students to Public health information. The aim is to enable students to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various types of data, and how to use health information to improve public health

Module: 5HW027

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to, focus on areas that are fundamental to personal development and therapeutic practice. These include communication and facilitation skills, important for care and delivering public health messages at individual, community and public level. Teaching and learning activities will enable participants to develop themselves personally both via group work and on an individual basis. Integral throughout the module will be the consideration of relevant concepts, theories and methodology, alongside relevant legal and policy frameworks.

Module: 5HW004

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Where we live and our communities are inextricably linked with our health and life expectancies. The impact community environment has on illness, health and wellbeing is explored from a multi-disciplinary public health perspective, investigating theory and practical applications, preparing the student for the diverse nature of community development work.

Module: 5HL007

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aim is to provide opportunity to explore the concept of mental health from a range of perspectives. Students will gain an understanding of the range of mental health conditions and explore treatment options, service models and positive approaches to promote recovery. The module will draw throughout on service user's experiences, legislation and evidence to further enhance an understanding of mental health and wellbeing. The module is designed to allow flexibility of choice for participants to focus on areas of interest.

Module: 5HL008

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to provide students with an introduction to the research process and means of gathering, analysing and drawing meaningful conclusions from academic literature in a coherent manner. It also provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of the two main Research Methodologies (Qualitative and Quantitative), and their respective methods of data collection.

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