Main Field of Study and progress level:
Psychology: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Psychology
Revised by: Head of Department of Psychology, 2025-06-05
Contents
The course focuses on the interaction between biological, psychological and social factors and their consequences for health and quality of life. The course addresses the multifaceted concept of health and problematizes it using concepts such as stress and stress management, sleep, positive psychology, and physical activity but also touches on health problems such as pain and functional somatic syndromes as examples of the interaction between biology, psychology and social factors. The course content takes a position based on how people are categorized socially and basic research methods are highlighted. The course is given and examined in English.
Expected learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
Describe and explain central theories about health, health-related risk and health factors, stress, sleep and relevant biological systems.
Describe the consequences of health-related risk and health factors for health.
Describe the relationship between biological, psychological and social factors and their consequences for health
Understand possible problems with measurement and interventions in health psychology.
Skills and abilities
Interpret health psychology concepts based on diversity, culture and intersectionality.
Summarize relevant scientific methods and interventions.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate health psychology both orally and in writing.
Judgment and approach
Critically review, interpret and explain health psychology methods and literature.
Summarize and discuss health from the perspective of diversity, culture and intersectionality.
Required Knowledge
General entry requirements and Mathematics 2a or 2b or 2c, Civics 1b or 1a1+1a2
Form of instruction
This course aims to promote active learning for students through lectures (some recorded), exam workshops and group work to contribute to learning in interaction with each other. The teaching is located on campus. However, a large part of the teaching material will be distributed via the university's internet-based learning platform and communication will also take place via this. This places certain demands on the student's digital equipment.
The right to receive teaching including supervision only applies during the time that the course is running for which the student has been registered.
Examination modes
The student is examined in writing and orally. Examinations are carried out both individually and in groups.
Individual
Knowledge and understanding are examined through a quiz and a written classroom exam.
Judgment and attitude are examined through active oral participation in workshops.
Examining elements are re-examined with assignments within two months after the regular examination.
Group
Skills, abilities, evaluation skills and attitudes are examined partly through a written report authored in groups and partly through an oral group presentation. Written examination is re-examined with an equivalent individual written assignment.
Examining elements are re-examined with equivalent assignments within two months after the regular examination.
The presence of examination elements is stated in the schedule. All teaching that occurs can provide support for examination. For the grade G (pass), pass must have been obtained on the quiz, the classroom exam, 3 out of 4 workshops and on the written and oral elements of the group work. It is only permitted to supplement a failed result to a passed one; supplementation for higher grades is not permitted.
Students are entitled to 5 examination opportunities. For students who have not been approved at the regular examination opportunity, an additional examination opportunity is arranged in accordance with the University's Rules for Grades and Examinations, FS 1.1-574-22. A student who has taken two examinations for a course or part of a course without passing, has the right to have another examiner appointed, unless there are special reasons against it (HF Chapter 6, Section 22). Requests for a new examiner are made to the Head of the Department of Psychology. Students have the right to be tested on the same course syllabus as at the regular examination on at least two occasions up to two years after the first registration.
The provisions of the Discrimination Act (2008:567) mean, among other things, that higher education institutions must offer the possibility of adapted examinations or alternative examination forms. Deviations from the examination form of the course syllabus can be made for a student who has a decision on pedagogical support due to a disability.
The examiner can decide on deviations from the examination form of the course syllabus. Individual adaptation of the examination form shall be considered based on the student's needs. The examination form is adapted within the framework of the expected study results of the course syllabus. Students who need an adapted examination must request adaptation from the department responsible for the course no later than 10 days before the examination. The examiner decides on an adapted examination, which is then notified to the student.
Literature
Valid from:
2025 week 50
An introduction to health psychology Morrison Val, Bennett Paul Fifth edition. : Harlow, England : Pearson : 2022 : XIV, 705 sidor : ISBN: 9781292262901 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
