Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in Public Health, professional focus on specialist practitioners in public health | 2 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in psychology and education : general | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The table of contents is as follows:
- An introduction to the psychology of health, in adults.
- With the help of the MOOC "Agir pour sa santé", support behavior change through
* Module 1: Learning to be kind to yourself
* Module 2: Understanding each other
* Module 3: Orienting towards change
* Module 4: Going step by step
* Module 5: Facilitating our changes through digital technology (Cf. Virtual Reality)
- Health, Prediction, Change, and Integrative Models.
- Communication between carer and patient
- Chronic diseases: HIV, Cancer, Obesity and Cardiovascular diseases
Please note that for students of the Masters in Public Health Sciences, the subject assessed stops after sessions 4a and b (see information given in the 1st course).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The primary objective of this course is to familiarize students with clinical reasoning in health psychology by drawing on the most relevant theoretical models within the discipline.
The course will provide students with the conceptual foundations necessary to understand, assess, and support health-related behaviors.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The alternation between ex-cathedra courses and practical exercises supports the MOOC "Agir pour sa santé".
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
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Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Recommended lecture :
Ogden, J. (2025). Psychologie de la santé (4e édition).
Bruxelles : De Boeck (ouvertures psychologiques).
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Face-to-face: written assessment (MCQ, open questions)
In distance: written assessment (MCQ, open questions)
If evaluation in "hybrid": preferably face-to-face
Specific modalities:
Specific Assessment Procedures The final grade is based on a written examination consisting of two parts: a multiple-choice questionnaire (MCQ) and a set of open-ended questions.
The first part assesses students' knowledge and understanding of the course content, while the second part evaluates their ability to comprehend, apply, and critically analyze the material.
Students must obtain a minimum score of 5/10 on the MCQ section. If a student fails this first part, the final grade will correspond to the failing MCQ mark, and the open-ended questions will not be graded.
During the exam review session, the expected answers for the open-ended questions will be discussed with the students attending the session.
If a student passes the MCQ section but fails only the open-ended questions, the final grade will correspond to the failing mark obtained for that section. In such cases, the student will be required to retake only the open-ended questions during the second examination session. If both parts are passed, the final grade will be calculated as the average of the two marks.
Important note: For students enrolled in the Master of Public Health, assessment will be conducted orally in all examination sessions. When the course is offered in a hybrid format, in-person assessment will be preferred whenever possible.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will be organized during the first quarter of the 2026-2027 academic year.
Students are encouraged to check their emails very regularly.
Contacts
Students will be received by appointment only.
- AM.Etienne@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
The MOOC entitled 'Agir pour sa santé (Y1)' is associated with this course.
The MOOC entitled 'Psychologue et orthophoniste : l'EBP au service du patient (Y2)' is associated with this course.