Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
182001703100HYDROTHERAPY BALNEOTHERAPYCompulsory233
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To learn the use of water and mud as a treatment tool, to learn the treatment with water and mud
Name of Lecturer(s)
ÖĞR. GÖR. HÜSEYİN MELİH GÖKTUĞ AKPULAT
Learning Outcomes
1Defines the methods used in hydrotherapy
2Describe and apply spa treatment
3Apply the methods of hydrotherapy
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NO
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Hydrotherapy, baths, hot springs, mud bath
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1General concepts and definitions
2Physiological concepts in hydrotherapy
3Application methods and types in hydrotherapy
4the fluidotherapy
5Swirl baths
6Swirl baths
7MIDTERM
8Butterfly baths
9Butterfly baths
10Balneotherapy
11Balneotherapy
12Hot springs and their properties
13Hot springs and their properties
14FINAL
Recommended or Required Reading
H. Kayıhan, Heat Light lecture notes . Algun, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Nobel Medical Bookstore, 2015
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures21428
Self Study21428
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
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