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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
School of Health Sciences
Programme of Nursing
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99501004 Health Policies 1 Autumn 1 2+0+0 5 5
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 -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Berna BAYIR
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Berna BAYIR - [email protected]
Course Content
Sağlık Sosyolojisinin gelişimi; Sağlık, hastalık kavramı; Sağlık hizmetlerinin örgütlenmesi; sağlık hizmetlerinin örgütlenmesi; kadının toplumsal konumu ve sağlık beden sosyolojisi; geleneksel, tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp; ebelik hizmetlerinin ve doğumun metalaşması; sağlık ve din; toplumun ve gündelik hayatın medikalleşmesi; ebeveyn olmak, fetüs cinsiyet tercihi ve nedenleri; üreme sağlığı hizmetlerinin sosyolojik açıdan incelenmesi; toplumsal eşitsizliklerin sağlık alanına yansıması; ekonomik, bölgesel, cinsiyete dayalı ve etnik eşitsizlikler; ebelerin sosyal rolleri: ebe mesleğinin tıp mesleği sosyolojisi perspektifinden incelenmesi , konularını içerir.
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to provide students with knowledge about the sociology of health, to evaluate the social determinants of health, health systems and the problems experienced in the field of midwifery from a sociological perspective.
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 It plays a role in the development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of health policies and institutional quality systems. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Can relate the phenomenon of disease and health to social, cultural and political concepts. P.9.13 1
O2 Gains knowledge about organization, finance and manpower in health transformation and health policies. P.9.14 1
O3 Have information about health policies before and after the Republic. P.9.15 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 Introduction, introduction of the course
2 Development of health sociology
3 Health, illness concept
4 Organization of health services
5 Social position of women and body sociology of health
6 Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine
7 Commodification of Nursing services and childbirth
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Health and religion
10 The medicalization of society and everyday life
11 Being a parent, fetus gender preference and reasons
12 Sociological examination of reproductive health services
13 The reflection of social inequalities in the field of health; economic, regional, gender and ethnic inequalities
14 Social roles of nurses: Examining the nursingprofession from the perspective of the sociology of the medical profession
Textbook or Material
Resources Presentations prepared in class
Selin Ertürk, Health Systems and Health Policy
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
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 8 112
Midterms 1 2 2
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 1 6 6
Final Exam 1 2 2
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 150
Total Work Load / 30 5
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P9
O1 Can relate the phenomenon of disease and health to social, cultural and political concepts. 5
O2 Gains knowledge about organization, finance and manpower in health transformation and health policies. 5
O3 Have information about health policies before and after the Republic. 5