Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2025 - HSCI 312 D100

Health Promotion: Individuals and Communities (3)

Class Number: 3694

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    60 units, including either HSCI 130 or BPK 140, with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Theoretical frameworks and their applications in health promotion and disease prevention. The development, implementation, and evaluation of programs aimed at individuals and communities in Canada and globally. Students with credit for HSCI 401 prior to Fall 2010 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:


OVERALL GOAL AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Health education/promotion interventions and their evaluations are guided by theoretical frameworks. A key aim of this course is to provide the groundwork for understanding, assessing, and effectively applying theory.

The course is designed to: 

1) Provide an introduction to the role of social/behavioral theory in health education/promotion efforts. 
2) Introduce students to the relationship between behavior and a selection of major health issues. 
3) Provide an introductory background to the kinds of social and behavioral theories that guide our understanding of health-related behavior, and that form the background for health promotion and prevention efforts. 
4) Explore how these theories and approaches are used in applied health education/promotion efforts across a variety of settings.

Grading

  • TEST 1 20%
  • TEST 2 20%
  • Needs Assessment Paper (Individual ) 20%
  • Health Promotion Proposal (Group) 40%

REQUIREMENTS:

Computer and Intenet access are required

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

The required readings and other learning materials will be available on the course Canvas page on a weekly basis. 

The following textbook is highly recommended: 
Edberg, M. Essentials of Health Behavior: Social and Behavioral Theory in Public Health. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.  Third Edition, © 2019. 

https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284069341 
ISBN: 9781284069341

RECOMMENDED READING:

Weekly Readings will be available on Canvas 

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

To learn more about the academic disciplinary process and relevant academic supports, visit: 


RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.