? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : BMS-3-HIS3

This course aims to integrate health psychology and medical sociology with medical ethics and public health to analyse the contributions of ethical, social, psychological and public health factors to health and illness. Content will be based on;
1. The Life-Course. Development of an understanding of the normal processes of human development and change and the risks to health during the life-span. In particular describing and analysing the factors and processes that affect the chances of living to a healthy old age.
2. Introduction to Medical Ethics. Developing knowledge, understanding and critical analysis of basic professional medical ethics (consent, confidentiality and conduct of research), methods of moral argument and basic philosophical principles of medical ethics including distinction of philosophical ethical principles, professional ethical requirements and the application of the law to the practice of medicine
3. Key Concepts 1. Health in the Community. Introduction to key psychological and sociological concepts relevant to the issues of health and illness in the community.
4. Occupational Health
5. Health Promotion and Health Education
6. Population health (global health) and the provision of health services
7. Key Concepts 2 – Experience of illness and disability.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Students must be enrolled on B.Sc. Medical Sciences degree programme.

Home subject area

Medical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences), (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 19/09/2007 09:00 13:00 Biomedical Seminar Room 3, BMTO

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Wednesday 09:00 13:00 Central

Understanding of the contributions of ethical, social, psychological and public health factors to health and illness.

In course assessments [50%].

Degree examination
Two hour examination in December with a mixture of essay and analytical questions [50%].

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s) 2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Tina Harvey
Tel : (0131 6)51 3094
Email : Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Ms Kathy Jenkins
Tel : (0131 6)50 3739
Email : kathy.jenkins@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.dbcls.med.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/