Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
Unhealthy and risky behaviours – such as a poor diet, sedentary behaviour, not attending screening programmes, or not taking medication as prescribed – are leading causes of suboptimal health and premature death, health care expenditure, and sickness absence. Health Psychology examines what drives these behaviours and how they can be changed. This course aims to provide students with the core knowledge and skills for developing and implementing effective interventions to promote healthier behaviours.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course teaches students about the role of behaviour in determining health outcomes and leads them through the process of designing an intervention to change behaviour.
On completion of this course, students will be able to;
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 21 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 15 | Feedback Weeks | 17 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Analyse | 4. Translate abstract behaviour change techniques into intervention components considering different modes of delivery |
| Reflection | Analyse | 5. Critically reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of different measurement methods for evaluating behaviour change interventions |
| Factual | Create | 3. Design a coherent, theory- and evidence-based behavioural intervention by drawing on appropriate theories and empirical evidence |
| Factual | Analyse | 1. Identify which behaviours can protect, promote, or damage health, through an informed awareness of their relation with (chronic) illness, health, well-being, and health care expenditure |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | 2. Critically appraise psychological theories and to use these theories to identify cognitive and behavioural targets for intervention |
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