Ways to Better Health
Pathways to Better Health
Shaping Working Conditions and Promoting Healthy Behaviour
Registration
The registration takes place via RWTH Online and is possible from March 1st. Further information about the registration process can be found in our FAQ.
All students can register for one module. You can specify two preferences. Please use the numbers “1” and “2”. If you have not been assigned a place in the project after the end of the assignment and are still interested in participating, please contact sibel.yildirim[@]ipw.rwth-aachen.de directly.
(If you have any problems with the registration or with RWTHonline, please contact Mrs. Sibel Yildirim (IPW), also stating your matriculation number: sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de)
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Academic Responsibility
Head of the Teaching and Research Area of Occupational Health Psychology
RWTH University Hospital
Research assistant in the Department of Occupational Health Psychology, Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine
RWTH University Hospital
Competence team: University health management
RWTH
Contact Person
Nils Printzen
Schedulue
Start
28.10.2025
Time
Tuesdays, 16.30-18.00 h
Place
Raum
Contents
Learning Outcomes
Participants
- …can explain basic concepts of health promotion as well as key approaches to behavioral and environmental prevention.
- …are familiar with arguments supporting the importance of health-literate behavior in their studies and professional life.
- …are able to identify stressors and explain their impact on physical and mental health.
- …reflect on their own health behavior, stress, and time management, and develop ways to improve their health.
- …develop an understanding of health-related conditions at universities, especially at RWTH, and can derive suitable, needs-based health promotion measures.
- …critically engage with the structural conditions that affect their health and develop strategies to actively help shape these conditions.
Program
28.10.2025
Introduction and definition of central terms: health, stress and strain
04.11.2025
Understanding psychophysiological basics and recognising aspects of movement
11.11.2025
Developing stress competence: understanding rumination and strengthening resources
18.11.2025
Workshop: Analysis of study-related stress and individual strain
25.11.2025
02.12.2025
09.12.2025 – 06.12.2025
Preparation weeks
06.01.2026
13.01.2026
20.01.2026
Procedure/Working method
Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation. If you would like to take an exam, please make sure beforehand how you can get credit for it in your degree program. Of course, you can also take exams without receiving curricular credit for them. Visit our FAQs for more information.
Certificate
Protocol with critical analysis (2 CP, not graded)
Term Paper 15-20 pages (4 CP)
