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Undergraduate Catalogue: Community Health Education Course Descriptions

The following outlines of course content are correct at the time of writing, although the material (or the order in which it is covered) may be subject to change.

1. All courses are 3 credit hours each, unless otherwise indicated.

2. Normally, a course will not be run without a minimum enrolment of students.

PHE101: Personal Health and Wellness (formerly CFH101)

Major variables in human health experience with attention to personal health assessment and application of health knowledge to health behavior.

PHE102: Principles of Public Health (formerly CFH401 Introduction to Public Health)

Epidemiological methods, behavioral and biological determinants, modes of transmission, risk factors, prevention of common infectious and chronic disease. Evaluation of health information to develop health education programs. PR: PHE102 or CID

PHE201: Introduction to Human Health and Disease

This is an introductory level course designed to acquaint students with current knowledge of “new” and emerging infectious diseases of public health importance. The subject matter focuses on environmental factors that influence the pattern of occurrence, prevention, and control of diseases in human populations.

PHE202: Principles of Community Health Education (formerly CFH102)

Health education and its role in the health system. Analysis of major community health problems, their causes, the roles of individuals, community institutions, and government in effecting solutions. Emphasis is upon participation and organization for community health. Prerequisite: PHE101.

PHE301: Change Process in the Community

Attitude formation, behavior change, decision making, perception, motivation, group behavior, etc., and their relationship to practice of health and human services. Prerequisite: PHE102, PSY101, or SOC101.

PHE302: Health, Disease and Culture

This considers how culture – and component subcultures – can have an impact on the health of members, including both the incidence and the progression of sickness and disease.

PHE303: Health Communication - Theory and Practice

This course is designed to acquaint students with the role of communication in health and behavior change. It covers basic principles and practices in interpersonal, group, and mass communication and their application to public health. Students will have the opportunity to put into practice some of the theories and techniques learned in group exercises. Prerequisite: PHE102.

PHE304: Health Education Methodology

Prepares student to analyze and incorporate effective content and process in health education program delivery. Course not restricted to health education majors. Prerequisite: PHE102.

PHE401: Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Education and Communication Programs

This course introduces students to the concepts and functions of evaluation, and will teach them some basic skills in monitoring and evaluation as they apply to health education and communication programs specifically. This is designed for students focusing on implementation of programs, who are not expected to have any background in research methods or evaluation.

PHE402: Health Program Planning

This course is designed to provide skills in planning and developing health education interventions for behavior change at the individual, family or social network levels of practice. Emphasis is placed on applying program design principles to the development of educational interventions.

PHE496: Supervised Field Experience

Opportunity for supervised field observation to gain practice experiences in selected public health agencies

DISCLAIMER:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THESE CATALOGS AS IT SEES FIT, SO THAT WE HAVE THE NECESSARY FLEXIBILITY IN AN EVER-EVOLVING WORLD.

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