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OFFICIAL HEALTH SCIENCES DOCTORATE PROGRAMME (RD 1393/2007 OF THE 29th OCTOBER)

-PLAN 1109-

Coordinating Centre: Faculty of Health Science -University of Alicante-

LINES OF RESEARCH

Lines of Research by Department and, where indicated, related Seminars and/or Courses to be taken by students, together with number of European credits (ECTS)

Community Nursing, Preventative Medicine and Public Health, and History of Science

Analysis of mortality and health geography Advanced statistical and epidemiological methods 2 ECTS

Introduction to Geographical Information Systems 2 ECTS

Quality Management in Health Services

Concepts and Methodology in Quality Assessment in Health Services 2 ECTS

Quality Management Systems in Health Services and the European EFQM Excellence Model

2ECTS

Communication and Technological Innovation in Health Sciences

Computer literacy: Learning to Learn in Health Sciences 3 ECTS

Information sources and research methodology in the History of Science 2 ECTS

Basic IT resources for statistical analysis 2 ECTS

Health inequalities

Inequality measures and indicators 2 ECTS

Advanced statistical and epidemiological methods 2 ECTS

Group processes in health 2 ECTS

Social Determinants of Health

Ageing, Disability and Dependence

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Measures and indicators of disability and dependence 2 ECTS

Epidemiology, prevention and treatment of chronic wounds

Integrated chronic wound care 3 ECTS

The History of Public Health and Community Nursing and Nutrition

Introduction to the History of Public Health 3 ECTS

Information sources and research methodology in the History of Science 2 ECTS

Immigration and Health

Advanced statistical and epidemiological methods 2 ECTS

Introduction to Geographical Information Systems 2 ECTS

Community Nutrition

Advanced statistical and epidemiological methods 2 ECTS

Anthropometry. Determining nutritional status 1 ECTS

Decision-making in the Health Sciences

Evidence-based health care and the analysis of decisions 3 ECTS

Practical seminar: using "DATA" software 1 ECTS

Practical seminar: using software for meta-analysis 1 ECTS

Occupational Health*

Occupational epidemiology 2 ECTS

Nutrition and Public Health: Social and Environmental Determinants*

Public Health and Gender*

Health Promotion and Education*

Continuity of Care. Professional Inter-relationships*

Continuity of care: tools and strategies 1 ECTS

Political and Social Epidemiology*

Teaching and Learning Strategies in Community Nursing*

Teaching and Learning: Learning to Learn 2 ECTS

New Trends in Health Promotion and Preventative Care in Nursing*

Introduction to qualitative research in health 3 ECTS

Group processes in health 2 ECTS

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Vaccinology*

Acceptability of vaccines 2 ECTS

History of vaccinology 2 ECTS

The role of the community nurse in Primary Health Care. Nursing interventions in the community. Community participation. Family intervention*

Primary health care. Structure and organisation 2 ECTS

Community participation and nursing intervention 2 ECTS

Family intervention. Reintervention techniques and strategies 2 ECTS

Communication and Social Psychology

Communication and Health Publicity*

Spanish Language and Literature, General Linguistics and Literary Theory

Health Promotion and Deaf Communities*

Nursing

Biological anthropology and health

Education and nursing Educational ethnography in clinical and teaching practice 1 ECTS

The educational anthropology of care 2 ECTS

Critical thinking and the teaching of care 2 ECTS

Nursing Science Education in an international context 1 ECTS

Disability and functional status

Practical course in the development and assessment of patient-reported health outcome measures

2 ECTS

Patient health outcome assessment

Practical course in the development and assessment of patient-reported health outcome measures

2 ECTS

Care, evidence-based practice, effectiveness and results influenced by nursing interventions *

Seminar on secondary research 2 ECTS

The Support Role, Mental Health and the Family

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Communication techniques 2 ECTS

What a Support Role is and is not. The Support Role and its stages 2 ECTS

What is mental health? What is psychiatry and psychopathology? How to care for our mental health

2 ECTS

Metabolism, Nutrition and Food in the Life Cycle

Nursing and the Culture of Care

Seminar on epistemology 1 ECTS

Seminar on qualitative analysis software. Secondary research* 1 ECTS

Seminar on anthropology, phenomenology, the culture of care and cross-cultural nursing

3 ECTS

Ageing processes and culture. Culture and health in childhood. Critical events and culture

4 ECTS

History of nursing

History as a practical science of care. Gender, power relationships and the history of care

2 ECTS

Oral, written and iconographical sources in the history of nursing 2 ECTS

From domestic care to the professionalisation of nursing 2 ECTS

A cultural history of nursing 2 ECTS

Clinical Management*

Health and Culture in Vulnerable Groups*

Introduction to writing a thesis 1 ECTS

Human Geography Objective bio-sociological factors in health. Influential biomarkers and social indicators

Objective health analysis using biomarkers. Selection and Influence 2 ECTS

Social aspects of health. Influential markers 2 ECTS

Health and age: Education for identifying and preventing change throughout the life cycle

Ageing and functional age (biological and social age). Definitions and roles

2 ECTS

Reducing divergence between chronological age and functional age. 2 ECTS

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Consequences for health

Health Education: methods and strategies (2 places)

Health education; methods and strategies 2 ECTS

Designing teaching tools 2 ECTS

Health and gender: education as an aid to understanding differences and inequalities

Biological sex and health. Differences and similarities 2 ECTS

Gender-based differences and inequalities 2 ECTS

Sociology I Social change and health Health centres and institutions Social control and health Gender inequalities and roles in health Lifestyles and new diseases The impact of science and technology on health The social construction of health and illness The social construction of death Childhood. Old age. The provision of care The environment and public health Population and health Sexuality and reproduction The sociology of illness The sociology of the family, family networks and health promotion The sociology of old age

Philosophy of Law

Law, Bioethics and Argumentation

Health Psychology

Assessing the quality of life as it relates to health: family carer, ageing, health professionals, eating disorders, psychopathological disorders, etc.

Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

Quality of life and health problems: oncology, paediatrics, cardiology, intensive care, etc.

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Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

Psychological aspects of palliative care

Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

Psychological care and health problems

Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

Adapting and designing specific assessment tools for groups and contexts of interest

Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

Psychological intervention in crisis, catastrophes and emergencies

Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

Psychological care for victims of violence in the health service context

Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

Design, implementation and assessment of bio-psychosocial interventions aimed at maintaining and/or increasing quality of life, subjective well-being and health

Basic methodology for writing a doctoral thesis or good-quality articles in this line of research.

2 ECTS

(*)Modifications approved by the Commission for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Alicante, and subject to final approval from the Governing Council.