Postgraduate Course: Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health (PUHR11008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Public Health Research |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/postgraduate.php |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To provide an introduction to communicable diseases and non infectious environmental hazards to health and an appreciation of the theory and practice of their control and prevention in the UK. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:-
*understand the significance of communicable diseases as a public health issue in the UK and globally
*describe the epidemiology of important communicable diseases in the UK
*describe the principles of surveillance, investigation, control and prevention of communicable diseases
*outline the different methods available for the control of communicable diseases
*apply the principles of investigating an outbreak of communicable disease
*outline the principles of investigation, control and prevention of environmental health hazards |
Assessment Information
| Assignment 2500 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Forbes
Tel: (0131 6)50 3214
Email: J.F.Forbes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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