Health Promotion (distance learning)

This course is offered at Masters level.

Course content includes:

• Philosophical, theoretical and political perspectives on health promotion
• Theoretical and practical perspectives on community organisation, empowerment, participation, collective action and community development
• Values, attitudes and beliefs
• Behaviour change theories, models and approaches
• The WHO healthy settings approach
• Health promotion planning and evaluation
• Communication theories and practices; social marketing and media advocacy.

Delivery:

Approximately 30 hours of directed study (e.g. online lectures, seminars) delivered via Blackboard. Teaching is delivered as online lectures, audio podcasts or video capture, using appropriate software (e.g. Adobe Presenter, PowerPoint), online seminars and other web-based activities.