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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Elīna Ieva Smule
Study type:Part time, Full time
Target audience:Medicine; Marketing and Advertising; Management Science; Medical Services; Nursing Science; Social Anthropology; Medical Technologies; Health Management; Life Science; Pharmacy; Juridical Science; Civil and Military Defense; Rehabilitation; Sports Trainer; Clinical Pharmacy; Sociology; Social Welfare and Social Work; Political Science; Dentistry; Business Management; Pedagogy; Information and Communication Science; Psychology; Person and Property Defence; Law; Communication Science; Biology; Public Health
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Psychology; General Psychology

Objective

To provide students with an opportunity to acquire knowledge about the concepts of the health behaviour, the main theories/models of health behaviour and the main theories of the mind-body connection, as well as to develop skills of using these concepts in future professional activities.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students define the notion of health behaviour; they compare and evaluate different theories and models of health behaviour; describe fundamental principles of main theories of health behaviour; describe signs and indicators of stress; analyse health-promoting and health risk behaviour; explain the role of healthy lifestyle.

Skills

Students use terminology acquired during the course, apply knowledge to analyse individual health-related behaviour and possible health behaviour goals; students use theories and models of health behaviour in planning possible strategies of health behaviour improvement or change; use techniques of self-regulation.

Competence

Students are able to assess health behaviour of a person and to formulate goals of health behaviour change; students are able to explain and motivate the chosen health promotion strategies in accordance with health behaviour theories and models.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Elective courses, C-kursi 1Free choiceElīna Ieva Smule, Kristīne Vende-Kotova
Health Sport, VSNpz8Bachelor’sLimited choiceElīna Ieva Smule
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Elective courses, C-kursi 2Free choice