PH638 : Psychological & Social Support

Department

Department of Public Health

Academic Program

Bachelor in public health

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

PH534

Overview

1

Course code and title

PH638 – Psychological & Social Support

2

Course coordinator

Dr. Hoda Saleh Al-Misrati

3

Course type

Specialized course

4

Prerequisites code

PH534 – Mental Health

5

Department /Division offering the course

Public Health

6

Departments teaching the course

Public Health

7

Total credit hours

3 Credits – 5 hrs/week

8

Language of instruction

Arabic Language

9

Level of course (Year/Semester)

3rd Year/ Sixth semester

10

Date of specification approval by Council

2009-2010

Methods of assessments

s.n.

Assessment Method

Due (week)

Weight (%)

Notes

1

Midterm exam

Week fifth and tenth

20%

Written

2

Oral exam

3

Practical exam

Week fourteen and sixteen

10%

Presentation & Report

4

Final exam

Week seventeen and eighteen

60%

Written

5

Assignments/HWs

Week four and week twelve

10%

Quizzes

Total (%)

100 %

Course References

Type

Title

Publisher

Edition

Author

Availability

Lecture notes

Note in Course.

Course coordinator

Textbook

Health psychology: A biopsychosocial approach.

2010

2nd ed.

2007.

New York: Worth.

Reference books

Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Multidimensional Perspective

1990

4th ed (2010).

Belmont CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning

Periodicals

International Journal of Educational Psychology

http://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijep

Websites

Other