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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Solvita Kļaviņa-Makrecka
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Public Health
Language:Latvian
Study course descriptionFull description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Public Health

Objective

To promote knowledge and skill development in health promotion in educational setting as well as improvement of health promotion competences for future public health specialists.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in public health, ethics, psychology, health promotion and prevention, pedagogy.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students will know about health-related risk factors in schoolchildren and health promotion approaches in schools, teacher, psychologist, social teacher functions in schoolchildren health promotion.

Skills

Students will know how to promote health in schools and how to implement health education in schools (different teaching methods in school and outside school activities: project method, interaction method, knowledge and skills evaluation method).

Competence

Future public health specialists will be able to professionally promote schoolchildren health by applying diverse pedagogical methods, as well as be able to promote collaboration among schools, families, governmental and non-governmental institutions.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Public Health, SVF7Bachelor’sLimited choiceAgita Klempere-Sipjagina