The course develops knowledge in health psychology field, understanding psychological factors that influence health, and constructively applying that knowledge, learning to improve health by working directly with individual patients or indirectly in large-scale public health programs.

The main aim of the course: to study psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare, understanding psychological factors that influence health, and constructively applying that knowledge in practice.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Student is capable of analysing individual cases of behaviour change by providing complex integration of the possessed knowledge and drafting a plan of individual assistance.

  • Student is capable of finding, analysing, evaluating new academic literature on a topic in specific counseling problems and discussing with colleagues.

  • Student is capable of studying individually, finding out and critically evaluating professional knowledge and novelties.