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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES EPIDEMIOLOGY PUBH537 - 3 + 0 8

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED8
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Explain the importance of NCD for the community health
2) Summarize the NCD prevention programs
3) Propose intervention programs for NCD
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTSABE 606 HAS 529 HAS 535
COURSE DEFINITIONLectures of this course include the basic issues on non communicable diseases (NCD), epidemiology and burden of NCD in Turkey and in the world, principles of preventive medicine and secondary prevention on NCD
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Definition of NCD
2nd Week Burden of NCD in Turkey
3rd Week Burden of NCD in the World
4th Week Early Diagnosis, Screening programs
5th Week Epidemiology of risk factors
6th Week Epidemiology od high blood pressure
7th Week Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases
8th Week Epidemiology of diabetes
9th Week Epidemiology of cancer
10th Week Epidemiology of chronic lung diseases
11th Week Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
12th Week Epidemiology of mental disorders
13th Week Epidemiology of chronic neurologic disorders
14th Week Epidemiology of musculoskeletal diseases
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Assignment650
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work148112
Preparation for Final exam13232
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework6742
Total Workload228
Total Workload / 307,6
ECTS Credits of the Course8
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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