Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
212201003107HEALTH COMMUNICATION Elective233
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
ENSURING CORRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PATIENT AND THEIR RELATIVES BY TEACHING THE COMMUNICATION THEORIES AND METHODS USED IN HEALTH.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1At the end of this course, students will be able to define and explain the field of health communication, theories and approaches related to health communication.
2They will be able to explain and relate behavioral patterns in the field of health.
3Will be able to describe and explain the patient-treatment team relationship and health care delivery processes.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Historical Development of Health Communication Field and Development of Understanding
2Basic Approaches to Health and Health Communication Theories
3Realization Levels of Health Communication
4Scope of Health Communication, Field of Health Communication and Related Disciplines
5Explanation of Health Behaviors in Terms of Attribution Theory
6Ways to Create Behavior Change in the Field of Health
7MIDTERM
8Health and Disease Concepts and Psycho-Social Dimensions in Health Systems
9Patient-Treatment Team Relationship and Psycho-Social Portraits of Healthcare Providers
10Situational Crises: Crises Due to the Disease
11Evaluation of Target Audience and Communication Process in Health Communication in Terms of Health Communication
12Health Communication Campaigns
13Public Health Information and Media
14FINAL EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
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
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination11010
Final Examination12020
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)86
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