Social Service

Course Details

KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
Programme of Social Service
Course Details

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
03041015	Health and Environment	2025	Autumn	3	2+0+0	4	4

Course Type	Elective
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	Yoktur
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Demet AKARÇAY ULUTAŞ
Instructor(s)	-
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Course Content

Dünya Sağlık Örgütü'nün sağlık tanımı, sağlık-hastalık ve toplum, bireysel ve toplumsal sağlığın önemi, sağlığın toplumsal belirleyicileri, bulaşıcı ve salgın hastalıklar ve kontrolü, çağımızın başlıca sağlık sorunları, çevresel koşullar ve çevre sağlığı, yeşil sosyal hizmet ve sağlıklı çevre için sosyal hizmet uygulamaları

Objectives of the Course

To teach students the possible effects of the environment on human health, to make them sensitive to the environment, to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the environment and living in a healthy environment.

Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching

Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses	X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P1	Has knowledge of sociocultural environment and human behavior.	4
P8	Has the ability to observe human rights and social justice in practice.	3
P12	Performs social work interventions at the individual, family, group, organization and community level.	5
P11	Follows social policies.	4

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Defines the concepts of sociocultural environment, human behaviour and cultural competence.	P.1.1	1
O2	Explains the importance of the relationship between humans and their social environment at the individual and societal levels.	P.1.2	1
O3	Uses the "individual within their environment"approach in social work practice.	P.1.3	1
O4	Designs intervention strategies based on social, economic and environmental justice.	P.8.5	1
O5	Explains the problems of the applicant system in relation to their social environment.	P.12.2	1
O6	Defines the historical, cultural, economic and environmental factors that influence social policies.	P.11.1	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics
1	Getting acquainted, informing about the general framework of the course and the teaching method of the course, the perspective of social work, basic concepts (health and environment definitions)
2	Health-disease and society, the importance of individual and social health,
3	Social determinants of health, communicable and epidemic diseases and their control -1
4	Social determinants of health, communicable and epidemic diseases and their control -2
5	Relationship between health and environment, discussion on environmental factors affecting health, mediating mechanisms in health-environment relationship
6	Debates on environmental health
7	Midterm
8	Environmental emphasis in Health Sociology -1
9	Environmental Emphasis in Health Sociology -2
10	Social work example social work practices on the introduction of green social work area, the concept of environmental justice and living in a healthy environment -1
11	Social work example social work practices on the introduction of green social work area, the concept of environmental justice and living in a healthy environment -2
12	Homework presentation of student groups -1
13	Homework presentation of student groups -2
14	General evaluation and completion of deficiencies

Textbook or Material

Resources	Krech, D.,Crutchfield,R. S. (1980). Sosyal Psikoloji. (Çev: Erol Güngör). İstanbul: Ötüken Yayınları.
	Krech, D.,Crutchfield,R. S. (1980). Sosyal Psikoloji. (Çev: Erol Güngör). İstanbul: Ötüken Yayınları.
	Krech, D.,Crutchfield,R. S. (1980). Sosyal Psikoloji. (Çev: Erol Güngör). İstanbul: Ötüken Yayınları.
	Krech, D.,Crutchfield,R. S. (1980). Sosyal Psikoloji. (Çev: Erol Güngör). İstanbul: Ötüken Yayınları.

Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Practice	-	-
Field Study	-	-
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	-	-
Homework	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Projects	-	-
Quiz	-	-
Midterms	1	40 (%)
Final Exam	1	60 (%)
Total		100 (%)

ECTS / Working Load Table

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	2	28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	14	2	28
Midterms	1	20	20
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	44	44
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			120
Total Work Load / 30			4
Course ECTS Credits:			4

Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P1	P8	P11	P12
O1	Defines the concepts of sociocultural environment, human behaviour and cultural competence.	4	-	-	-
O2	Explains the importance of the relationship between humans and their social environment at the individual and societal levels.	5	-	-	-
O3	Uses the "individual within their environment"approach in social work practice.	3	-	-	-
O4	Designs intervention strategies based on social, economic and environmental justice.	-	3	-	-
O5	Defines the historical, cultural, economic and environmental factors that influence social policies.	-	-	4	-
O6	Explains the problems of the applicant system in relation to their social environment.	-	-	-	5