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GSPH 118 Public Speaking and Presentation

Introduction to public speaking, the process of communication; models of communication, knowing your audience, performing audience analysis, listening, adapting to an audience –the goal statement, organising a speech, selecting and narrowing ideas for...

GSPH 116 Community Entry and Organization

The course content includes: Community structure and governance, community resources, community organization, Community entry and needs assessment; Communication channels, advantages and disadvantages; Health education/promotion; Community participation;...

GSPH 114 Human Growth and Development

Birth of human being, inherited and environmental factors, changes in adolescence, adults, family systems and lifestyle. Challenges of adulthood, Ageing, death and dying,

GSPH 112 Introduction to Psychology I

Define social psychology, basic concepts of symbolic interactionism, cognitive basis of role making and role taking related to health situations, establishing horizontal and vertical linkages deviance and identity. Theories biological foundations of behavior...

GSPH 109 Basic Concepts in Medical Sociology

This introductory course will examine the basic concepts of medical sociology with particularly focus on the perspective on health and illness and health care systems. The course will assess the social aspects of health including the problems addressed by...

GSPH 106 Health Behaviour and Socie

Define health, society, social groups, illness, sickness, health care, mental illness. Interface of social system and culture, levels of social change, social dimension of healthcare system meaning for the individuals and institutions. The functions and...

GSPH 105 Basic Concepts in Food and Nutrition

Agriculture, food storage, food systems and food security; food preservation, food development and sensory characteristics; nutrients and food sources; carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals; cultural economic and traditional factors that shape food...

GSPH 103 Basic Science

Mechanics (Laws of motion, levers and pulleys, work energy and power), Optics (law of reflection, real and virtual images, reflection and refraction, dispersion of light, lenses and lens aberrations, optical instruments eg human eye, magnifying glasses,...

GSPH 102 Introduction to Public Health

Definition of public health; the dimensions of public health, preventive medicine, social medicine, community health, and community medicine; three levels of prevention, primary, secondary and tertiary; key public health functions. The enter relationship...

GSPH 101 Anatomy & Physiology

Definition and the scope of anatomy; organization of the body systems, the cell, embryology, body cavity and its contents; digestive, respiratory and circulatory system the nervous system; human metabolism other physiological processes.
The various organs of...

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