Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SYON604235405HEALTH POLICYElective114
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with a general view of health policies in the world and in Turkey and to evaluate various health policy issues
Name of Lecturer(s)
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Learning Outcomes
1Examines health policies at global level
2Examines health policies in Turkey scale
3Comments on health policies
4Gain skils in evaluating the results of health policies
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
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Recommended Optional Programme Components
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Course Contents
This course deals with macroeconomic health policies together with examples from both Turkey and the world. Concepts of health policy, health reforms, global health policy, health policy analysis, analysis and evaluation of health policies in Turkey and other related topics.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic concepts in health care
2Power theory in policy making process
3Prioritization in health
4Evaluation of health technologies
5Payment methods to healthcare providers
6Global reform policies in health
7Process of determining health politics in Turkish health system
8Mid-term Exam
9Drug policies
10Financing policies
11Preventive healthcare organization politics
12Organizational policies in curative health services
13Health promotion policies
14General Evaluation of Turkish Health System Policies
15Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Yıldırım H.H., Yıldırım T. (2012). Health Policies in Turkey, Absam Publishing, Ankara Articles according to source books and related topics
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
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Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14684
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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