Information Package / Course Catalogue
Public Health
Course Code: LVS155
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to provide information on factors affecting public health, chronic, infectious and zoonotic diseases, protection from infections and intoxications, and healthy nutrition and exercise.

Course Content

Importance of public health, infectious and zoonotic diseases, importance of healthy diet and exercise, protection from food infections and intoxications.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Sema MİDİLLİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the factors affecting health.
2.Learns chronic and infectious diseases and ways to prevent them.
3.Knows and applies protection-control methods against zoonotic diseases.
4.Learns the importance of healthy nutrition and exercise.
5.Learns the measures that can be taken against environmental and food pollution.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Public Health Textbook, Yurtseven E. İstanbul Üniversitesi Açık ve Uzaktan Eğitim Fakültesi, İstanbul, 2015.
2.Public Health Textbook, Edt. Kaplancıklı Z.A. T.C. ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ YAYINI NO: 3331, AÇIKÖĞRETİM FAKÜLTESİ YAYINI NO: 2190, Eskişehir, 2018.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Public Health
Week 2 - Theoretical
Factors Affecting Health
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reproductive Health
Week 4 - Theoretical
Chronic Diseases
Week 5 - Theoretical
Infectious Diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Zoonotic Diseases
Week 7 - Theoretical
Immunity
Week 8 - Theoretical
Environmental Health
Week 9 - Theoretical
Foodborne Diseases
Week 10 - Theoretical
Healthy Eating
Week 11 - Theoretical
Healthy Living and Exercise
Week 12 - Theoretical
Occupational Health and Safety
Week 13 - Theoretical
Occupational Diseases
Week 14 - Theoretical
Health practices in extraordinary situations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Assignment110111
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-9
OÇ-1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
OÇ-2
2
4
5
3
3
3
4
3
2
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2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
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2
2
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1
2
OÇ-5
3
5
2
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2
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2
1
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026