Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medicine and Human
Course Code: TIP301
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To be able to see the reflections of the concepts of health, illness, life and death in different areas of daily life. To understand the importance and human dimension of the profession, to learn to empathize with the patient.

Course Content

To be able to evaluate the meaning of life for the patient. To be able to see the reflections of the concepts of health, illness, life and death in different areas of daily life. To understand the importance and human dimension of the profession, to learn to empathize with the patient.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Selcen ÖNCÜ
Learning Outcomes
1.Empathize with the patient
2.Humanistic approach to the patient
3.To understand the importance of the profession
4.Understanding the social sphere of medicine
5.A holistic approach to the patient
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cole TR, Carlin NS, Carson RA. Medical Humanities: An Introduction. 1st edt. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2015.
2.Bleakley A. Medical Humanities and Medical Education: How The Medical Humanities Can Shape Better Doctors. 1st edt. New York: Routledge; 2015.
3.Elçin M, Odabaşı O, Turan S, Demirören M, Abay E, Onan A, Sezer B. İyi Hekimlik Uygulamaları. 14th edt. Ankara: Hacettepe University Press; 2016.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Health, illness, patient, treatment, life, death, concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Health and disease in different societies.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Health-disease, life, death concepts in poems.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Provision of health-disease concepts in painting and sculpture
Week 5 - Theoretical
Health and disease in songs
Week 6 - Theoretical
Health and disease in stories.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Novels and health and disease
Week 8 - Theoretical
Individual student presentations and discussions.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Historical treatment methods and providers
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cinema, life, death, health concepts.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dance, life, death
Week 12 - Theoretical
Herbal life and art
Week 13 - Theoretical
Individual student presentations and discussions.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Individual student presentations and discussions. Final Eam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Seminar1%30
Project1%60
Report1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Seminar1314
Project1314
Individual Work51215
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)53
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026