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Advanced Programme Evaluation in Health Education & Promotion

The course covers models, principles and practices of accountability in health promotion interventions. Evaluation of models relevant to different stages of health promotion interventions will be reviewed. Among others, the course will cover areas such as focus, design, data collection, analysis and reporting as well as ethical issues. Specifically, the course will examine the framework for health promotion programme evaluation paying attention to comprehensive and participatory approaches for evaluating health promotion programmes. Students will also be equipped with in-depth knowledge in the analysis of transformative alliance between qualitative and quantitative approaches in health promotion research.  Economic evaluation/cost analysis of health promotion programmes will also be explored.

Course Code: 
EPH 968
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 900
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Promotion

Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety policy Analysis

The purpose of this course is to identify and analyse existing policies regarding environmental and occupational health and safety. Policies will be viewed from global, regional, national and local, and organisational levels. The course will review the processes for developing policies, critiquing their appropriateness and identifying action plans for the implementation of policies. For example, Students will analyse the various occupational health and safety policies and the institutions responsible for their implementations. They will examine factors limiting the formulation of a comprehensive national occupational health and safety policy and setting up of single resourced institutions for its implementation. Students will develop an understanding of environmental and occupational health policies, laws, key concepts and principles, proposals and approaches for regulatory reform. Also, approaches to policy analysis, and overall phases and issues in the policy making process will be explored.

Course Code: 
EPH 967
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 900
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Promotion
28 Jan, 2020

The University of Cape Coast invites applications from suitably qualified, competent, experienced, results-oriented and highly motivated individuals (Physicians and Physician Assistants) for appointment to the under listed academic positions in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor.  
The positions are for: 
•    Job Type: Full Time
•    Location: Cape Coast
•    Job Field: Education / Teaching 


Areas of Specialization:
•    Anatomy 
•    Physiology 
•    Obstetrics & Gynaecology
•    General surgery 
•     Internal Medicine 
•    Pathology 
•    Haematology
•    Pediatrics and Child Health 
•    Aneasthesia 
•    Psychiatry
•    Emergency Medicine 

JOB TITLE: LECTURER 
Qualification & Experience
Lecturer – Candidates must: 
•    Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in any of the areas of specialisation, or
•    MGCP/Fellowship  (i.e. FWACS, FGCPS, FWACP etc) (to be placed on the appropriate point on the salary level) 
•    Be registered Member of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council. 
Job Description (Responsibilities)
•    Successful candidates shall be responsible for teaching and research at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, supervise undergraduate projects works, plan and supervise student clinical work, offer academic counseling to students and render community service.


JOB TITLE: SENIOR LECTURER
Qualification & Experience
Senior Lecturer – Candidates must:
•    Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in a related field after Membership 
•    Have a Fellowship  (i.e. FWACS, FGCPS, FWACP etc) 
•    Be a registered Member of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council. 
•    Have at least five (5) refereed publications in area of specialisation. 
Job Description (Responsibilities)
•    Successful candidates shall be responsible for teaching and research at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, supervise graduate students research and undergraduate projects works, plan and supervise student clinical work, offer academic counseling to students and render community service.


JOB TITLE: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Qualification & Experience
Associate Professor – Candidates must:
•    Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in any of the areas of specialisation, or
•    Have a Fellowship  (i.e. FWACS, FGCPS,  FWACP etc) 
•    Be a registered Member of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council. 
•    Have not less than seven (7) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Senior lecturer or a total of twelve (12) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Lecturer.
•    Have taught in a reputable university or a comparable institution for a minimum of four (4) years as Senior Lecturer.
Job Description (Responsibilities)
Successful candidates shall be responsible for:
•    Teaching and research on courses at graduate and postgraduate levels;
•    Supervising graduate research students’ works.
•    Lead in the planning and supervision of student clinical work
•    Offering academic counselling to student.


JOB TITLE: PROFESSOR
Qualification & Experience
Professor – Candidates must:
•    Possess a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in any of the areas of specialisation.
•    Have Fellowship  (i.e. FWACS, FGCPS, FWACP etc)  
•    Be a registered Member of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council.
•    Have a considerable number of years of teaching/research experience in any reputable university or a comparable institution.
•    Have at least eight (8) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Associate Professor or a total of twenty (20) publications in refereed journals since appointment as Lecturer.
•    Have taught for a minimum of two (2) years as Associate Professor.

Job Description (Responsibilities)
Successful candidates shall be responsible for:
•    Teaching and research on courses at graduate and postgraduate levels;
•    Supervising graduate research students’ works.
•    Lead in the planning and supervision of student clinical work
•    Offering academic counselling to students.

Mode of Application 
Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should please submit completed application forms (obtainable from the university website: Senior Members Application Form - Teaching or Office of the Director, Directorate of Human Resource, University of Cape Coast and comprehensive curriculum vitae, together with relevant supporting documents to:

The Director, Directorate of Human Resources 
University of Cape Coast 
Cape Coast

Closing Date for submission of applications is: 31st March, 2020

REGISTRAR

Thesis Writing

This is a guided research conducted and reported by the students. Guidelines for thesis writing are found in the Graduate Studies Handbook.

Course Code: 
EPH 899
No. of Credits: 
12
Level: 
Level 850
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Education
Health Education (Top Up - REGULAR)
Physical Education
Physical Education (Top Up - REGULAR)

Administration of Health Promotion Programmes

Issues to be examined include needs assessment, health promotion facilities management, funding of health promotion, resource management, planning, budgeting, and accountability. The course will also equip students with in-depth knowledge in the administration of health promotion programmes. It will adopt both analytical and practical methods to cover the principles of administration and management of health programmes with emphasis on a systems approach for assessing and evaluating operations of government and non-governmental organizations programmes taking into cognizance cultural and political influences. Issues of inequality and distributive principles of health resources and their implications for quality health care, sustainability of health programmes and ethics of social justice will also be explored. Writing of grant proposal will also be covered in this course.

Course Code: 
EPH 872
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Education

Seminar in Health Programme Planning, Implementing and Evaluation

Students will study how to develop theoretically-informed and evidence-based community health initiatives in this course.  Students work on developing their own culturally-competent community health initiatives, each of which is targeted at a particular population with a specific health need. It will include programme implementation and impact evaluation concepts, models/designs, methods, indicators, and data collection, analysis and interpretation strategies as use in community and public health initiatives. Students will work together in small groups on chosen community health topics.

Course Code: 
EPH 867
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Education

Health Behaviour Change

Theoretical and practical considerations in health behaviour change are examined in this course. Health behaviour is defined and different kinds of health behaviour identified (e.g. health-seeking behaviour, illness behaviour, health compromising behaviour, and health promoting behaviour). Discussions will cover both volitional and addictive behaviours. General techniques of behaviour change (both passive and active) and their strengths and weaknesses will be examined. 

Course Code: 
EPH 864
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Education

Thesis Seminar

Students are guided to complete their thesis proposal. Students are required to make presentations on their intended topics, and later on their thesis proposals with instruments before a departmental panel and finally the corrected final proposal is presented before they are allowed to go to the field for their data.

Course Code: 
EPH 898
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Education
Physical Education
Physical Education (Top Up - REGULAR)

Nutrition, Exercise and Health

The course is an examination of the interrelation between nutrition and health. The course will discuss both macro and micro nutrients, effects of their deficiency or excess, and ways to prevent or correct such problems. Issues will be related to different age groups, occupations, geographic locations. This course will also discuss health diet and food choices and the link between these and health. The role of nutrition and exercise in preventing chronic/Non communicable diseases will be discussed as wells nutrition disorders. Also, it will focus on the use of a socio-ecological framework in examining multiple levels of influence on dietary intake, food choices and related health outcomes; for example, these levels include a variety of environmental settings, such as homes/households, schools, neighborhoods and communities. The course will also address major public policy initiatives related to public health nutrition, exercise, health promotion and disease prevention.

Course Code: 
EPH 863
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Education
Physical Education

Community and Environmental Health

This course examines the health status of various communities. It also focuses on factors that affect the health of such communities. Various systems of community healthcare (PHC, CHPS) and their strengths and weaknesses will be examined. Also exposes students to issues of community mental health, community recreation and fitness, and community methods to controlling substance use and abuse and domestic violence. Furthermore, it looks at how family health influences the general community health. The relationship between community and health environment is examined to describe both positive and negative interactive effects of people and their environment. Specific environmental components such as air, water, land quality, residential and occupational issues and their effects on community health are explored. Again, it addresses approaches to empowering communities for health.

Course Code: 
EPH 868
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Health Education
Health Education (Top Up - REGULAR)

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