Epistemology of Health and Wellbeing Sciences

Code: ENF13706D

9 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/234 hours

Scientific Area: Health Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

The UC aims, above all, to understand the context and historical-social evolution of the health and well-being sciences, in this way, it proposes a set of learning objectives and deeply articulated syllabus that intend to provide an understanding of the present, from historical evolution, but mainly to equate the integrated development of this area of knowledge.

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde e bem-estar - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Redução das desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis - Tornar as cidades e os assentamentos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes e sustentáveis.

Learning Goals

• Understand the historical and social framework and evolution of health and wellbeing sciences
• Characterize the Sciences of Health and Wellbeing as an area of knowledge according to the different epistemological perspectives
• Understand the complexity of health and wellness sciences
• Understand transdisciplinarity in health and wellness sciences

1. Characterization of Health and Wellbeing Sciences Historical and social evolution
a. From the mythical-ecological perspective to positivist hegemony
b. From simple causality to causal complexity
2. Characterization of Health and Wellbeing Sciences as an area of knowledge - Epistemological perspective
a. Criteria for knowledge development: revolution, evolution, integration
b. Criteria for perceiving reality
c. Truth criteria
3. Complexity as a source of thought and agenda setting in Health and Wellbeing Sciences
4. Transdisciplinarity as a determinant in research protocols in Health and Wellbeing Sciences
5. Mapping the boundaries of values, scientificity and objectivity:
a. Epistemology of nursing sciences
b. Scientificity and epistemology in health technologies and wellness
c. Public health ontology and the transdisciplinary field of scientific knowledge.

Teaching Methods

At this level of development, teaching methodologies will be essentially active and focused on the interest of doctoral students. Thus and after an initial conceptual and strategic framework, there will be space for each student to choose and develop their path, even if framed by the learning objectives. This route will result in the public presentation of the different phases of its evolution, as well as the presentation of a final written document, in the form of an article.
The evaluation of the learning process (continuous or final exam) will result of the evaluation of public presentation as well as the written document:
a) 1 working paper: 75%
b) Oral presentation: 25%