Postgraduate Course: Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health (PUHR11008)
Course Outline
School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
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/mph/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | The course provides an introduction to communicable diseases and an appreciation of the theory and practice of their control and prevention. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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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: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:-
&·understand the significance of communicable disease as a public health issue both in the UK and internationally
&·describe the epidemiology of important communicable diseases in the UK and internationally
&·describe the principles of surveillance, investigation, control and prevention of communicable disease in the UK and internationally
&·outline the different methods available for the control of communicable diseases
&·apply the principles of investigating an outbreak of communicable disease
&·outline the principles underlying vaccination and immunisation and the methods for monitoring and evaluating immunisation programmes. |
Assessment Information
Assignment 2500 word essay |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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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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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Niall Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212
Email: Niall.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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