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Delivery mode: Individualized study.
Credits: 3 - Science
Prerequisite: None.
Centre: Centre for Science
HLST 201 has a Challenge for Credit option
Course website
This introductory, three-credit course is well suited for the general interest student and non-science student who requires a science credit.
The course starts with a discussion of the methods used to carry out health research. It then considers behaviour change techniques, the aspects of health and ill health, communications and relationships. Current health issues include intentional and unintentional injuries, legal and illegal drugs, addictions, environmental health and dying and grieving. Issues are examined from both a national and an international view.
The Study Guide comprises the following fourteen units.
Unit 1: Analyzing Health Research
Unit 2: Making Behaviour Changes
Unit 3: Psychosocial Health
Unit 4: Intentional and Unintentional Injuries
Unit 5: Healthy Relationships
Unit 6: Addictions and Addictive Behaviour
Unit 7: Legal and Illicit Drugs
Unit 8: Dying and Death
Unit 9: The Environment and Health
Unit 10: The Health of Canadians
Unit 11: Health Systems and Theories
Unit 12: Consumerism: Protect Yourself!
Unit 13: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Unit 14: Putting It All Together
To receive credit for this course, you must achieve a minimum grade of “D+” (55 percent) on each of these activities and an overall grade of “C–” (60 percent) or better for the entire course.
| Assignment 1 | Mid-term Exam | Assignment 2 | Assignment 3 | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 30% | 15% | 15% | 30% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Donatelle, R. J. (2004). Access to health (8th ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Education, Inc., Benjamin Cummings.
The course materials also include a study guide, and student manual.