Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	MED 126	Health and Society - I	26+5+0	2	3	27.03.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	School of Medicine (English)
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Category of Course Unit	Clinical Medicine and Proffesional Skills (CMPS) Program Courses
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this course is to • Introduce the students to the social, cultural economic and political factors of health and illness and to acquaint them with the primary health care system in Turkey.
Course Content	Site visits, group assignments, group presentations and discussions, reflective and peer group learning experiences, problem based learning, interactive lectures and self-directed learning sessions, focus group discussion.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Associate Prof. Dr. Yeşim Yasin
Name of Lecturers	Associate Prof. Dr. Yeşim Yasin Prof. Dr. Pınar Topsever Prof. Dr. İnci User Associate Prof. Dr. Figen Demir
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Michael Marmout and Richard G. Wilkinson. Social Determinants of Health. Sociology as applied to medicine. Graham Scambler Social Determinants of Health. The Solid Facts. World Health Organization. Oxford Textbook of Public Health.
Course Notes	Written examination, log-books, standardized evaluation of group presentations of assignments and projects, case studies.

Course Category

Health

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Final Exam of Biomedical Subject Committee I	1	% 55
Presentation	1	% 30
Application	1	% 10
Absenteeism/Participation	1	% 5
Total	4	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	1	110	110
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 113

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Discuss sociological concepts of health, illness, sickness and disease
2	İdentify the differences between illness, disease and sicknes
3	Compare and contrast the medical concept of disease with individual and/or community perceptions and explanations of health and illness/disease
4	Explain the impact of medicine upon society
5	Labelling and stigmatization
6	Medicalization
7	explain the changing patterns of disease and health care throughout history and across cultures
8	explain the social determinants of health and illness.
9	Compare and contrast the theories of disease causation
10	Define the socio demographic factors of health and illness
11	Explain health issues in a global context
12	Discuss the issue of social inequalities in health
13	Explain the principle of equity in health care
14	Explain the basic structure of the health care system in Turkey
15	Make a field observation about the practice of primary health care
16	To understand patient's perspective on individual disease experience through narratives

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	-Social determinants of health/inequalities in health (interactive modüle) -Health as a social concept -Impact of medicine upon society -Health, Disease and Illness -Labeling, Stigmatization and Medicalization -Changing pattern of diseases: Social history of disease -Disease causation theories -Basic Health Outcomes and Burden of Disease -Social Stratification and Health -General structure of the health care system in Turkey

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Additive Level: 1: Very Low 2: Low 3: Medium 4: High 5: Very High