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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Midwifery Master's Program With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
83911117 Community Health and Midwifery 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7 7
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ B-126 [email protected] 7416
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
P9 Fulfills its roles and responsibilities in an individualized, evidence-based, culturally sensitive manner in practice areas specific to midwifery science. 3
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Midwives to society; provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care to support healthy family life, planned pregnancies and positive parenting. P.9.1 1,3,5
** 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 Midwifery and Public Health: The Concept of Public Health
2 Social Components of Health; Social components of health; protection, development, improvement
3 The Midwifery Perspective on Criteria Used in Assessing Public Health; Fertility Criteria, Population Policies in Turkey
4 Control of Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Epidemiology; Surveillance; Prevention; Control
5 Control of Non-Communicable Diseases; Cancer Control (Prevention; Early Diagnosis & Screening) Cancer Epidemiology; National and International (World Health Organization) Cancer Control Programs
6 For Cancers Seen in Women; For Childhood Cancers (0-14 years old); Cancer Control and Midwifery Services
7 Visa week
8 Women's Health / Reproductive Health and Family Planning The Status of Women's Health in Turkey and Worldwide; Reproductive Health; Maternal Mortality; Safe Motherhood; Prenatal Care; Immunization; Family Planning; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
9 Child (0-6 years) Health (Focus on Newborns) The Status of Child Health and Child Health Policies in Turkey and Worldwide; Newborn, Infant, and Child Mortality; Immunization; Nutrition
10 Community Nutrition The Importance of Nutrition in Health Protection; Nutrition for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women; Infant Nutrition-Breast Milk; Nutrition During Growth and Development
11 Disasters and Disaster Medicine Terminology and Concepts; Institutions and Organizations Related to Disasters in Turkey and Worldwide. Reproductive Health and Midwifery Services in Disasters
12 Migration and Maternity Services: Refugee health, access issues to reproductive health for migrant women, cultural sensitivity
13 Environmental Health and Midwifery
14 Reflections of ICM Themes on Women's Health and Midwifery, Global Strategy 2017-2020: For Midwives
15 Final Week
Textbook or Material
Resources Uncu, B., Gökçek, A. İ., Beyazgül, S., & Dinç Kaya, H. (2024). Midwifery in Turkey within the Framework of The Areas of Competence and Proficiency: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, 7(3), 445-457.
Breakey, S., Corless, I., Meedzan, N., & Nicholas, P. (Eds.). (2022). Global health nursing in the 21st century. Springer.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework 1 20 (%)
Presentation 1 30 (%)
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 20 (%)
Final Exam 1 30 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 0 0 0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 1 20 20
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 20 20
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 1 30 30
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 30 30
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 100
Total Work Load / 30 3,33
Course ECTS Credits: 3
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P9
O1 Midwives to society; provides holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care to support healthy family life, planned pregnancies and positive parenting. 4