Menggunakan perspektif Sains Sosial, kursus ini memperkenalkan kepada pelajar konsep asas kesihatan, penyakit dan "illness" dengan memberi penekanan kepada kepentingan faktor-faktor sosial penentu kesihatan dalam kesihatan. Penuntut akan mempelajari bagaimana faktor-faktor seperti budaya, kelas dan status sosial, kemiskinan,gender, literasi kesihatan, sistem sokongan, sistem kesihatan dan kependudukan mempengaruhi kesihatan seseorang, dan hubungkait dengan pencegahan dan rawatan penyakit. Perbincangan tentang isu-isu kesihatan harus diteliti dalam konteks kesejahteraan sosial dan pembangunan mampan dalam masyarakat.
Pada akhir kursus ini, pelajar dapat menggunakan pengetahuan (PO1), kemahiran saintifik dan penyelesaian masalah (PO3), kemahiran komunikasi (PO4) dan kemahiran kerja pasukan (PO5) yang dipelajari dalam kursus ini.
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Employing the Social Science perspective, this course introduces students to basic concepts of health, disease and illness with emphasis on the importance of the social determinants of health. Students will learn how social factors such as culture, social status and class, poverty, gender, health literacy, social support, health system and demography/population influence the health of individuals, and the link with disease prevention and treatment. Health issues should be scrutinized within the context of social well-being and sustainable development in the society.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to apply the knowledge (PO1), scientific and problem solving skills (PO3), communication skills (PO4) and team work skills (PO5) learnt in this course.
Pada akhir kursus ini, pelajar dapat menggunakan pengetahuan (PO1), kemahiran saintifik dan penyelesaian masalah (PO3), kemahiran komunikasi (PO4) dan kemahiran kerja pasukan (PO5) yang dipelajari dalam kursus ini.
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Employing the Social Science perspective, this course introduces students to basic concepts of health, disease and illness with emphasis on the importance of the social determinants of health. Students will learn how social factors such as culture, social status and class, poverty, gender, health literacy, social support, health system and demography/population influence the health of individuals, and the link with disease prevention and treatment. Health issues should be scrutinized within the context of social well-being and sustainable development in the society.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to apply the knowledge (PO1), scientific and problem solving skills (PO3), communication skills (PO4) and team work skills (PO5) learnt in this course.
- Lecturer: DR. NIK SITI HANIFAH BINTI NIK AHMAD
- Lecturer: DR. ROHANI ISMAIL
- Lecturer: DR. WAN FAIZAH BINTI WAN YUSOFF
- Lecturer: PROFESOR DATO' DR. RASHIDAH BT SHUIB
Skill Level: Beginner