Information Package / Course Catalogue
Public Health
Course Code: TIP510
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 16
Prt.: 4
Credit: 18
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

As stated in the National Core Education Program, exhibiting a "holistic (bio - psycho - social and cultural) approach" in all health-related processes, having the ability to manage primary health care institutions, ensuring and improving patient and employee safety in health-related processes, safe, positive and supportive creating working environments; Able to identify risks, take measures to eliminate risks and errors, plan and manage processes of disease prevention, protection and improvement of health, display a scientific approach, and carry out medical processes based on evidence; Using scientific principles, methods and skills to evaluate the evidence in his field, have research planning skills, can collect data for the health indicators of the society, interpret the collected data, use the collected data in service delivery, have knowledge about record keeping, reporting and reporting, determinants of health, inequality in health, Prioritizing "individual and social benefit" in the perspective of "protecting and improving the health of the individual and society", who has knowledge about gender and health, health systems, health policies, health economics and management, practices his profession by observing ethical rules, renews and develops himself, researcher and questioning, international to train physicians in standards.

Course Content

To educate physicians who prioritize “individual and social benefit” in the perspective of “protecting and improving the health of the individual and society”, who practice their profession by observing ethical rules, who renew and develop themselves, who are inquisitive and questioning, at international standards.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Filiz ABACIGİL
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to count and describe the stages of scientific methods
2.Describe qualitative and quantitative research types. Describe subtypes of observational and descriptive research.
3.Define the concepts of Universe, Sample, Sampling, and count sampling methods
4.Be able to count research types. Count and define the stages of clinical studies.
5.To be able to define epidemiology, to be able to count the areas of use of epidemiology
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Public Health Basic Information, Ed.Güler Ç, Akın L, Hacettepe Publications, 2012
2.Tezcan S, Basic Epidemiology, Hippocrates Bookstore, 2017
3.Tekbaş ÖF, Environmental Health, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Printing House, 2010
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Environmental Health and Environmental Medicine
Week 2 - Theoretical
Environmental Risks, Environmental impact assessment and Health impact assessment
Week 3 - Theoretical
Environmental Risks, Environmental impact assessment and Health impact assessment
Week 4 - Theoretical
Employee Health
Week 5 - Theoretical
Occupational Diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Occupational health and Safety
Week 7 - Practice
Public Health Practice
Week 8 - Practice
Public Health Practice
Week 9 - Theoretical
Environmental Story
Week 10 - Theoretical
Environmental Epidemiology
Week 11 - Theoretical
Climate Change And Health
Week 12 - Theoretical
Research Planning
Week 13 - Theoretical
research methods
Week 14 - Theoretical
Clinical Epidemiology - Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%60
Practice Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory400156
Lecture - Practice200120
Practice Examination1112
Board Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
2
1
4
4
4
5
1
1
2
OÇ-2
3
1
1
4
3
4
5
1
1
1
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3
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1
4
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5
1
1
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3
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1
4
3
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5
1
1
1
OÇ-5
4
2
1
4
4
4
5
3
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026