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PS50162: Informing interventions with health psychology

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Psychology
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: While taking this module you are advised totake PS50029
Description: Aims:
To provide students with a theoretical and empirical grounding in health promotion and intervention design, evaluation and implementation.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit, students will:
* Appreciate the different approaches involved in health promotion
* Be able to evaluate the merits of different contexts of health promotion
* Demonstrate their ability to design, evaluate and implement a health related intervention
* Explain the practical and theoretical issues of intervention design, evaluation and implementation.

Skills:
Intellectual
* To think creatively and analytically
* To communicate an argument
* To utilise problem solving skills
* To critically evaluate and assess research and evidence
* To synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding Professional / Practical
* To effectively and efficiently apply principles of health promotion within a variety of health contexts.
* To work independently and in groups
* Presentation skills
* Time management skills
* Interpersonal communication skills
* Study and learning skills.

Content:
The unit will explore the role of health psychologists in planning, developing, evaluating and implementing health related interventions. It will explore the settings for intervention delivery, the design and delivery of health promotion campaigns and individual level interventions alongside their evaluation and implementation.
Programme availability:

PS50162 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Psychology

PS50162 is a Stage Required Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Psychology

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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