APPLIED HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER 30 ECTS

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1 APPLIED HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER 30 ECTS AUTUMN 2017

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS HOWEST 3 HOWEST UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES 3 WHAT IS... 4 INTERNATIONAL SEMESTERS, WHAT ARE THEY? 4 INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN AUTUMN 4 INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN SPRING 4 IS THIS THE COURSE I M LOOKING FOR? 5 COURSE CONCEPT 5 COURSE OVERVIEW 6 ORIENTATION WEEK & BUDDIES 10 PREREQUISITES 11 ACADEMIC RECOGNITION 12 PRACTICAL INFORMATION 13 TIMING AND LOCATION 13 TUITION FEE 13 ACCOMMODATION 13 APPLICATION AND DEADLINE 14 CONTACT 14

3 HOWEST HOWEST UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Howest is a dynamic university of applied sciences, focused on innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Our core values serve - empower - care stimulate an open, pluralistic and international outlook on education, research and service to society. Howest is a member of Ghent University Association, which provides high-quality higher education to about 1/3 of Flanders student population. We offer 23 bachelor degree programmes in Architecture, Healthcare, Business and Management, Industrial Sciences and Technology, Education and Social Sciences, on four campuses in the historical cities of Bruges and Kortrijk, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. Over the years, Howest has built a solid reputation in application-oriented scientific research, services and continuous education, working with distinguished academic, social profit organisations and enterprises as partners in Europe, and all over the world. Our students and staff are given plenty of opportunities to go global, thanks to regional, national and international networks, scholarships and exchange programmes. Howest has coordinated highly successful national and international projects, and is an active partner in many others. We constantly develop our course offer in English in order to position Howest as an attractive academic choice for students from abroad, who are looking for an open, vibrant, cosmopolitan and friendly destination. Our English-taught bachelor Digital Arts and Entertainment and our advanced bachelor of Bioinformatics attract people from all over the world. We warmly welcome students from WE DEVELOP PEOPLE our Erasmus and overseas partner institutions for an exchange period. Make your pick among our 18 English-taught international semester programmes. Studying in Bruges or Kortrijk means having several tourist attractions within easy reach: the Belgian coast, the Flemish & Belgian historical cities Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels... And in a couple of hours the train will take you to European cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam, or Cologne. Bruges by Jan Darthet Kortrijk by David Samyn 3

4 WHAT IS... INTERNATIONAL SEMESTERS, WHAT ARE THEY? A Howest International Semester programme is a package of English-taught course units corresponding to at least 30 ECTS in total, which a Howest Bachelor programme offers as an option for semester exchange, to incoming students from its partner universities abroad, and as a study abroad option to other international students. Many of those course units are also followed by local Howest students, whereas the rest of the course units of their BA programme are offered in Dutch. Flanders has very strict language laws for higher education. That is why we cannot offer course options in English outside of these packages. INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN AUTUMN: FROM SEPTEMBER TO THE END OF JANUARY Applied Computer Sciences (Howest Bruges) Applied Health & Lifestyle Sciences (Howest Bruges) Digital Creative Projects in Tourism (Howest Kortrijk) Digital Creative Projects in Journalism (Howest Kortrijk) Global Business Management I (Howest Bruges) Integrated Building Design and Construction (Howest Bruges) International Nursing Programme (Howest Bruges) NEW Migration and Refugees. International Semester Social Work (Howest Bruges) NEW New Media & Communication Technology: Web & App Developer Specialisation (Howest Kortrijk) NEW Realisation in Product Design (Howest Kortrijk) We teach the World (Howest Brugge) 4 INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN SPRING: FROM FEBRUARY TO THE END OF JUNE Applied Computer Sciences (Howest Bruges) Digital Creative Projects in Communication (Howest Kortrijk) Digital Creative Projects in Product Design (Howest Kortrijk) Global Business Management II (Howest Bruges) International Nursing Programme (Howest Bruges) NEW Methodology in Product Design (Howest Kortrijk) NEW New Media & Communication Technology: Infrastructure Engineer Foundations (Howest Kortrijk) NEW

5 In Flanders (Europe) 1 standard semester workload corresponds to 30 ECTS. Selecting courses from different International Semesters is only seldom possible: if the the programmes need to be are organised on the same campus ánd if their schedules have to allow it. Schedules are only available shortly before the start of the semester, so we cannot guarantee in advance that combining will be possible. IS THIS THE COURSE I M LOOKING FOR? The international semester Applied Health and Lifestyle Sciences is aimed at both bachelor students and graduates. Since there is the possibility for an individual itinerary (= open semester), the international semesters are interesting for students of different study programmes, especially sport and movement, applied psychology, but also other fields of study such as nursery, health coaching, leisure management, or social work. This semester will surely give added value to your degree and your career opportunities as you improve your team working and communication skills. COURSE CONCEPT In this programme we develop professionals who will facilitate other people in finding their balance in life and work. In a world where many people are facing more and more challenges to maintain their work-life balance, stress and healthy lifestyle behavior due to the increasing intensity of life, there is a need for innovative young professionals who can face this trend. In this open international semester students will meet with a key common interest: to find innovative ways of engaging people in coaching lifestyle behavior, counseling and the grassroots of human development. Students from different nationalities and backgrounds learn to coach, coordinate, communicate and illustrate professional projects and apply this knowledge and these skills in an integrated project where they will take the role of the human facilitator in a multidisciplinary team. During the Autumn semester, emphasis will be on theoretical lectures as well as on experiential learning and individual- or group- projects. Students will work on different projects, mostly in mixed teams. The aim is to integrate students from abroad with Belgian students and stimulate teamwork and international communication and co-operation. During the semester some company visits are arranged, so that students will learn about the Belgian corporate culture. The international semester programme offers a choice out of 14 modules, of which 5 are standard and thus obliged. Apart from these standard modules, the student choses one of the two options below. Within this option, he/she can chose modules with an overall maximum of 30 ECTS. 5

6 COURSE OVERVIEW COURSE CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL 30 ECTS APPLIED HEALTH AND LIFE STYLE SCIENCES AUTUMN COURSE UNITS HTC n-tc SL 5 STANDARD (COMPULSORY) MODULES 18 CREDITS INTRODUCTION COURSE INNOVATION IN APPLIED HEALTH AND LIFE STYLE SCIENCES 3 ECTS In this module real-life cases and challenges in the domain of sports, exercise and preventive health care are tackled by going through the different phases of the Design Thinking methodology: (i) Empathize: Fully understand the experience of the user, through observation, interaction, and immersing yourself in their experiences; (ii) Define: Process and synthesize the findings from the empathy work to form a user point of view that will be addressed with your innovation; (iii) Ideate: Explore a wide variety of possible solutions through generation a large quantity of diverse possible solutions to the challenges, allowing you to step beyond the obvious and explore a range of ideas; (iv) Prototype: Transform your ideas into a physical form so that you can experience and interact with them and, in the process, learn and develop more empathy; (v) Test: Try out innovations and use observations and feedback to refine the innovations, learn more about the user, and refine your original point of view. This module gives students many opportunities for interdisciplinary and intercultural learning.. ENGLISH FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS - 3 ECTS This course provides (exchange) students with an intensive training in professional speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The diversity of the academic backgrounds of the participants will be taken into account by choosing and covering a wide range of relevant topics. This English course provides exchange students with an intensive training in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, all focused on their ongoing or upcoming academic experience. The lecturer will take the diversity of academic areas of the participants into account, by addressing a range of topics and choosing subjects which are relevant to the attending students wherever possible. The course aims at the B2 proficiency level and uses the IELTS methodology. We strongly recommended it to all inbound and outbound exchange students who have not fully achieved the B2-level in English at the moment of application for their mobility project. For the more proficient students, we still see the course as a useful immersion experience. The course will also function as an excellent networking opportunity for both the local and the international students. TRENDS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6 ECTS This course aims at improving your ability to generate new ideas. You will learn a range of techniques which stimulate creativity and lateral thinking. Furthermore the course focuses on the process of harvesting ideas. Innovation implies the transformation of ideas to goods and services that create value for others. With this module, we encourage the entrepreneurial, sustainable and innovative thinking of the students. The student will have to look for trends and innovations in the health, leisure and exercise market and translate them into specific and executable ideas in perspective to their future job in the labor market. The students have to design infographics and a mood board which will be presented to a jury. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY - 3 ECTS International Conferences in Applied Psychology will be organized for students from different University Colleges in Psychology coming from Flanders, the Netherlands, Germany and several Erasmus students from other European countries. During this event, the students follow a programme of workshops, visits and cultural activities. The concrete programme with the content of the workshops and visits will be published in the course of the semester. One of the main challenges for the students within this framework is the communication on different levels with people from different backgrounds, in another context, etc. (extra cost 165 euro) ehealth 3 ECTS ehealth is a relatively recent term for healthcare practice supported by electronic processes and communication. During several workshops you get acquainted with the diverse landscape of e-health practices: e.g. serious games, mobile health, social media, chat and mail support. 6

7 COURSE OVERVIEW CHOOSE EITHER OPTION 1 OR 2 AND COMPOSE YOUR PROGRAMME UP TO A TOTAL 30 ECTS MAX. MODULES OPTION 1 PREVENTION@WORK - 3 ECTS The aim of this course is to introduce students in the different methods to promote health in populations and individuals. Starting from a specific health problem, students have to apply the Intervention Mapping Protocol to develop a population based intervention. Secondly, students are introduced in the basic techniques of motivational interviewing as a method to induce behavior change in individuals. TRAINER-COACH@WORK 3 ECTS Students are challenged to develop and implement in small project groups a training. Following topics are covered: Organization Context, Learning Objectives, Participants, Teaching methods, Tools and conditions, The person of the trainer, Training on transfer. HRM 3ECTS Human Resource management is a specific approach in personnel management which in recent years has set the norm. In this course the focus will be on operational human resource management. Examples of topics that will be discussed are selection, appraisal, rewarding, socialization, performance, development. USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 3 ECTS In this course we analyze the User Experience. We ask ourselves when, why and how someone uses a product. And off course who uses it. We focus on the design of a website or application although User Experience Design is much more than that. A good User Experience Design enhances the Return On Investment for a company. If your buy button (or what we call a call to action ) is on the right spot of your website, people or more likely to buy a product. So making a good analysis is crucial before you do any design or programing at all. At the end of the course we ask a deliverable (or paper). We will give you an existing website or application and we will ask you to run the learned steps of a good UXD. ETHICS 3 ECTS Ethics is the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, with what is right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles. In this course the students will broaden their knowledge of ethics in general and of normative ethics specifically. The central question of normative ethics is determining how basic moral standards are arrived at and justified. There will be a focus on deontological ethics and various deontological codes existing within the field of psychology will be studied. In this course, we will also study the application of normative theories to practical ethical problems (applied) psychologists might encounter daily in their jobs (applied ethics) and will deal with major contemporary issues including the moral implications of scientific research and experiments. MODULES OPTION 2 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROUP PROCESSES 3 ECTS In this module you will learn more about experiential learning, group dynamics, team coaching and situational leadership. A coaching boot camp guides the students through experiential learning and group dynamic exercises in nature to become more aware of their own behavior and role within the group. After the bootcamp the students have to reflect on their experiences by writing an experience report/paper. Minimum 5 inscriptions needed to organize this module (extra cost 270 euro bootcamp all inclusive) HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE COACHING 12 ECTS The content of the module Health and lifestyle coaching concerns the set-up of an intervention programme within a company or organization focusing on physical activity and health in general. The students are assigned to an organization and are expected to offer a tailored intervention including movement activities and workshops. The student learns to: analyze a start situation; search for challenging, innovative and meaningful movement activities; apply principles of safe movement activities in practice; give correct instructions; remediate and provide feedback; organize movement activities and tailored workshops on health-related topics. Theoretical input will be alternated with the practical step-by-step implementation of the intervention programme within the school walls. 7

8 COURSE CONCEPT INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT SKILLS - 3 ECTS Start to swim Basic insights for the technique of breaststroke and crawl with corresponding start technique + progressive condition building up to 1000m. Start to run Basic insights for the running technique, training plan start to run and build up to 10 km. The student is introduced to alternative ways of running. Start to dance Discovering rhythm and music structure. The students is initiated in the basic dance steps and gets an introduction to different dance styles and rhythmic skills. BOOTCAMP SPORT AND GAME DESIGN - TEAMSPORTS 6 ECTS Bootcamp This is a full time week. The student is introduced to a range of recreational sports and active leisure activities. The student will have to function well within a group. The student can independently take charge of a group after studying a definite assignment. (extra cost 90 euro) Sport and game design The student learns to know the technical and tactical basics of racquet sports. The student can also make a link with the role of a coach (observe, reflect,...) and is able to instruct different types of recreational and competition exercises. The student will also learn how to organize a recreational sports event. Teamsports The students are learning to know and coach the sports play concept of basketball and football. After 8 lessons with focus on basketball and football follows a practical exam. In the football lessons the students have to create their own exercises and have to reach some goals they have to reflect on. The lessons are are also focusing an injury prevention. HTC = Hours of Teaching and Coaching n-htc = non-teaching or Coaching Hours SL = Study Load (*) optional module 8

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10 ORIENTATION WEEK & BUDDIES We organise a fulltime orientation week before the start of the actual lessons. We strongly recommend all incoming students to attend it, since it will offer you the opportunity to: get to know the other incoming students and the locals through fun team building & other activities get to know Howest and the campus(es) where you will spend your semester/year explore the Howest cities Bruges & Kortrijk together with our local students and dive into student life discover some Belgian cultural treasures through student-friendly sightseeing trips to our most beautiful art cities like Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, get loads of practical tips from our students while getting installed in your student room Howest does not charge a participation fee for the orientation week, but students do need to pay for their own expenses, such as a couple of train trips (with a Go Pass this comes down to max. 5,1/train journey if you re under 26), some entrance fees (at student & group fares) and your own food & drinks. Everything in the low-cost way, and without any obligation as to participate in the paying activities. 10 YOU LL GET A HOWEST BUDDY TO WELCOME YOU AND SHOW YOU AROUND

11 PREREQUISITES Minimum 3 successfully completed semesters or an equivalent of 90 ECTS in a Bachelor of Sports and Movement, Sports and Leisure Management, Tourism and Recreation Management or Applied Psychology. This will need to be confirmed by means of an official certificate, a survey of completed courses, or a signed letter from the sending university. The students must have sufficient affinity with applied psychology, coaching and counselling in order to receive the permission to follow this international semester Applied Health and Lifestyle Sciences. It s also advisable that the students are eager to join intensive counseling and coaching assessments and show engagement. The English proficiency level we expect from incoming students is the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Foreign Languages (CEFR), in reading, writing, speaking and understanding skills. We expect applying students to provide proof of their proficiency in English in one of the following ways: A signed confirmation letter from the sending university, stating that the applicant s language skills reach the B2 level and thus are sufficient to attend courses, participate in different types of classroom and examination activities. (Only valid for exchange students) The results of a (free) online language test which can be related to the CEFR B2 level, such as Dialang, Testpodium or the Erasmus online language test. The online test should have been taken under the supervision of the sending institution. The result sheet needs to be stamped and signed by a staff member of the sending institution. (only valid for exchange students) An official certificate or score report referring to the European Framework or from one of the recognised language tests, e.g. TOEFL: paper based 550/internet based 79/computer based 213 or IELTS: 5.5, no partial results below 5. The following applicants are not required to document their language skills for study at Howest: applicants from countries having English as their national language; applicants attending a full-time degree programme at their home institution taught in English. Howest reserves the right to contact the sending university to verify the information on language proficiency, or to contact the applicant for a telephone or Skype conversation in English. 11

12 PREREQUISITES All students should bring their own laptop, with all necessary and officially licensed software. The course overview above mentions any further specific software necessary for the course unit. Howest applies a very strict policy on the use of legal software. Non-exchange students can only attend the international semester as a Postgraduate course and need to have completed at least a full Bachelor degree programme at the time they start the international semester course at Howest. ACADEMIC RECOGNITION This international semester is an integrated part of the Howest Bachelor courses. Howest fully applies the ECTS grading system and awards credits for the successfully achieved course units. After concluding the semester, all students receive an official ECTS transcript of records and Certificate. HOWEST GRADING SYSTEM The Transcript issued by Howest contains both the Howest and the ECTS grades. The Howest (and Flemish) grading system is based on evaluations out of 20 points. 10/20 is the pass score. A 16/20 is considered excellent in Flanders, and students obtaining results of 18/20 are rather exceptional. ECTS GRADE Definition Howest grade on /20 A EXCELLENT outstanding performance with only minor errors 16/20 & 17/20 18/20 and more > A+ B VERY GOOD above the average standard but with some errors 15/20 C GOOD generally sound work with a number of notable errors 13/20 & 14/20 D SATISFACTORY fair but with significant shortcomings 11/20 & 12/20 E SUFFICIENT performance meets the minimum criteria 10/20 FX FAIL some work required before the credit can be awarded 8/20 & 9/20 F FAIL considerable further work is required 7/20 and less 12 For partner universities who prefer to work with grading tables: Howest participates in the European EGRACONS project, which enables universities to convert grades based on a Grading Table system. EGRACONS is fully compliant with the guidelines in the ECTS Users Guide 2015 and is officially mentioned there as an example of good practice. You can find our tables in the EGRACONS tool. We invite you to join the steadily growing group of EGRACONS users, which will it make it really easy for both parties to operate the correct conversions.

13 PRACTICAL INFORMATION TIMING AND LOCATION The course takes place in Bruges. Our Autumn semester runs from September 18th 2017 until February 2nd The first week is the fulltime Orientation Week. The actual lessons start on September 25th. From 30/10/ /11/2017 there is one week of Autumn Holiday. Winter holidays are from 25/12/2017 till 06/01/2018. The examination period starts immediately afterwards. In the last week of the semester (29/01-02/02) there are still exams, but also feedback sessions for students. The Howest second chance exams take place in the 3rd exam period (Aug/Sept). As an exceptional service for exchange students AND only after explicit approval by the head of the study department, a second chance exam can be taken by the end of the 1st exam period, at a date to be determined by the study department. You find our academic calendar in English at Address of the campus: Howest Brugge: Sint-Jorisstraat 71, 8000 Brugge, Belgium Howest s campuses are cashless. You will need to activate the Maestro function of your bank card before departure from your country. You find more detailed info on this in our Practical information section on the website. TUITION FEE For exchange students sent by our Erasmus and overseas partner institutions this course is tuition free. Non-exchange students pay a tuition fee of The fee does not include course or other materials, nor the cost for cultural visits or study excursions (transportation, museum entrance ). Those have to be paid on location. Howest has cashless campuses. Payments can be made through a debit card. Don t forget to activate the Maestro function on it before you leave your country. ACCOMMODATION Howest Students Affairs (Stuvo) will help you find suitable accommodation. As soon as your application has been approved by Howest, go to Stuvo s website and you will find specific information regarding the housing possibilities Howest offers to internationals students, and about how to rent one of these rooms online. There are also pictures and descriptions provided. A student room in Bruges will cost you between 230 and 350 per month; a studio flat between 400 and 600. The sooner you apply and start the accommodation procedures, the higher your chances to get a room which comes up to your expectations. Howest cannot be expected to offer emergency housing assistance upon arrival. Next to housing Student affairs are also the ones to contact for all the things that can make your life as a student more comfortable.think about mobility, sports, Be sure to check our website, that way you are prepared to have a pleasant stay! 13

14 APPLICATION AND DEADLINE The application deadline is: June 20 th for study in Autumn Semester. For nationals from outside the European Economic Area we strongly recommend to apply at least one month earlier, since it will take you 8 weeks to obtain a Belgian student visa! We strive for a well-balanced composition of the international semester groups in terms of nationalities of the participants, because of our hands-on approach with quite some team assignments and projects. This will be taken into account during the selections. All applications are subject to approval by the Howest International Semesters team. Send your Howest Application Form to international.office@howest.be. You can download it at howest.be/application. Please also send your proposal of Learning Agreement. CONTACT For more information about the CONTENT of the programme contact Walter Dewancker, the international coordinator of the Bachelor Sport and Movement. Sint-Jorisstraat Bruges - Belgium walter.dewancker@howest.be For more information about your APPLICATION contact Sophie Dewitte of Howest International Office. Marksesteenweg Kortrijk - Belgium Tel +32 (0) Fax +32 (0) international.office@howest.be Visit our website for more information about Howest: howest.be/english For information about your stay at Howest read our Practical information package for incoming students on howest.be/practicalinfopackage.