Integrating Fifth Wave Thinking into Professional Practice

Robert Gordon University

United Kingdom, Aberdeen

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Robert Gordon University

United Kingdom , Aberdeen

Key Facts

Program Level

Certificate

Study Type

Part Time

Delivery

Online

Credit point

5 Points

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesApril-2023

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 8 week(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 880 / year

Next Intake April-2023

Integrating Fifth Wave Thinking into Professional Practice

About

The Fifth Wave was launched in 2003 by key thinkers in Scotland including; Professor Phil Hanlon, Dr Margaret Hannah and Andrew Lyon and was published by the Scottish Council Foundation. The concept of a Fifth Wave of public health builds on and transcends the previous four: clean water and sanitation, tackling infections, delivering universal health services and reducing disease risk factors.

The module adopts a holistic, relational and active learning approach which is readily transferable to other health and social care settings. Integrating Fifth Wave Thinking Into Professional Practice takes these ideas to the wider health and social care community and opens up the possibility of working in radically more effective ways with communities, clients and patients.

This module is a collaboration between RGU, Dr Margaret Hannah and Andrew Lyon and has been developed to give practitioners in the health and social care arenas the opportunity to explore Fifth Wave within their own professional practice.

There are three distinct topic areas within the module:

Topic 1 Current thinking about health
Topic 2 What next?
Topic 3 Learning Journeys

You will be exploring:

Fifth Wave Competencies
Holistic health
Cultural influences of health
Wider determinants of health
Wellbeing
Values
Ecological perspectives

Learning Methods

This module is delivered by Online Learning using the University's Virtual Learning Environment, CampusMoodle and therefore attendance at the University is not required. You will be engaging with your peers and tutors through innovative technologies including; the virtual classroom, synchronous and asynchronous chat and discussion forums. The module content has been designed to be interactive and you will be expected to share learning with your peers and tutors. Reflection is a key aspect of this learning. The module team, Andrew Lyon and Dr Margaret Hannah have developed a set of videos designed to inspire your practice.

Assessment

You will have the choice of an assessment method:

An oral presentation supported by a PowerPoint presentation.
1500 word written piece of coursework.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applications will be considered on a case by case basis, please contact Admissions for information: admissions@rgu.ac.uk
Applicants who do not hold an International High School qualification will be expected to undertake a pathway programme at our International College

English Program Requirements

Most undergraduate courses require an IELTS score of 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each area. Some courses require a higher English language score. Always check the relevant course page and our English Language Requirements page before applying.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 880

How to Apply

Completing an existing course (for example passing your Bachelors before coming to do a Masters with us). Please upload your degree documents to your Apply Yourself record or email the Admissions Office with these.
Proving that your English language is good enough for University-level study. In this case you should send us a copy of your IELTS or TOEFL certificate as soon as it is available. Please upload these documents to your Apply Yourself record or email the Admissions Office with these.
Making a pre-payment (deposit) for international students. In this case you must arrange to pay the University before we can release an Unconditional Offer. To find out how to do this, please visit the Making Payment page.